Jaishankar, Mathai envoys to S'pore, France
New
Delhi,
Nov
23:
Dr.
S.
Jaishankar
and
Mr
Ranjan
Mathai
have
been
appointed
envoys
to
Singapore
and
France
respectively,
an
External
Affairs
Ministry
spokesman
said
today.
Dr Jaishankar, currently Joint Secretary in External Affairs Ministry, will replace Mr Alok Prasad while Mr Ranjan Mathai, presently Deputy High Commissioner in London, will be the new Ambassador to France in place of Mr T C A Rangachari. Mr Rangachari is one of the seniormost Foreign Service officials who was superceded by Mr Shivshankar Menon when he was appointed the new Foreign Secretary. UNI |
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Story first published: Thursday, November 23, 2006, 19:47 [IST]