From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ambassador of India to the United States is the chief diplomatic representative of
India to the
United States, housed in the
Indian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
[1] The former ambassador was
Taranjit Singh Sandhu who served until 31 January 2024.
List of Indian Ambassadors to the United States
Sr. No.
|
Name
|
Photo
|
Entered office
|
Left office
|
Notes
|
1st
|
Asaf Ali
|
|
1947
|
1948
|
Lawyer and former
Governor of Odisha.
|
2nd
|
Benegal Rama Rau
|
|
1948
|
1949
|
4th
Governor of Reserve Bank of India.
|
3rd
|
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
|
|
1949
|
1951
|
First women
President of the United Nations General Assembly (1953)
|
4th
|
Binay Ranjan Sen
|
|
1951
|
1952
|
Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (1956–67)
|
5th
|
Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta
|
|
1952
|
1958
|
|
6th
|
M. C. Chagla
|
|
1958
|
1961
|
Indian Cabinet minister
|
7th
|
Braj Kumar Nehru
|
|
1961
|
1968
|
ICS officer, Governor of seven different states. Also served as
Economic Affairs Secretary.
|
8th
|
Ali Yavar Jung
|
|
1968
|
1970
|
Governor of Maharashtra, VC of AMU, VC of
Osmania University
|
9th
|
Lakshmi Kant Jha
|
|
1970
|
1973
|
ICS, Secy Industries, Commerce, Finance, Secy to the PM,8th
Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Governor of J&K
|
10th
|
T. N. Kaul
|
|
1973
|
1976
|
ICS, former
Foreign Secretary.
|
11th
|
Kewal Singh
|
|
1976
|
1977
|
ICS, former
Foreign Secretary.
|
12th
|
Nanabhoy Palkhivala
|
|
1977
|
1979
|
Eminent lawyer
|
13th
|
K. R. Narayanan
|
|
1980
|
1984
|
10th
President of India
|
14th
|
Katyayani Shankar Bajpai
|
|
1984
|
1986
|
|
15th
|
P. K. Kaul
|
|
1986
|
1989
|
IAS officer, former
Cabinet Secretary of India. Also served as
Finance Secretary,
Defence Secretary and
Commerce Secretary.
|
16th
|
Karan Singh
|
|
1989
|
1990
|
Titular Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir
|
17th
|
Abid Hussain
|
|
1990
|
1992
|
IAS officer, former
Commerce Secretary.
|
18th
|
Siddhartha Shankar Ray
|
|
1992
|
1996
|
Minister of Education,
Chief Minister of West Bengal
|
19th
|
Naresh Chandra
|
|
1996
|
2001
|
IAS officer, former
Cabinet Secretary of India. Also served as
Home Secretary,
Defence Secretary.
|
20th
|
Lalit Mansingh
|
|
2001
|
2004
|
IFS officer, former
Foreign Secretary and
Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
|
21st
|
Ronen Sen
|
|
August 2004
|
March 2009
|
IFS officer.
|
22nd
|
Meera Shankar
|
|
2009
|
2011
|
IFS officer.
|
23rd
|
Nirupama Rao
|
|
1 August 2011
|
5 November 2013
|
IFS officer, former
Foreign Secretary.
|
24th
|
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
|
|
1 December 2013
|
28 January 2015
|
IFS officer, former
Foreign Secretary and current
Union Minister for External Affairs.
|
25th
|
Arun Kumar Singh
|
|
6 May 2015
|
August 2016
|
IFS officer.
|
26th
|
Navtej Sarna
|
|
November 2016
|
20 December 2018
|
IFS officer
|
27th
|
Harsh Vardhan Shringla |
|
11 January 2019
[2] |
11 January 2020
[3]
[4]
|
IFS officer, 33rd
Foreign Secretary
|
28th
|
Taranjit Singh Sandhu |
|
6 February 2020
[5]
|
31 January 2024
|
IFS officer
|
29th
|
Vacant
|
|
since 1 February 2024
|
|
|
See also
References
External links
Media related to
Ambassadors of India to the United States at Wikimedia Commons
|
---|
Africa | | |
---|
Americas | |
---|
Asia | |
---|
Europe | |
---|
Oceania | |
---|
De facto representation | |
---|
International organizations | |
---|
Former | |
---|