Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday announced new envoys to Kenya, Uzbekistan and Congo while the Ambassador to Roma was concurrently accredited as next Ambassador to Moldova.
Virander Kumar Paul has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Kenya, the external affairs ministry said in a release on Monday.
Paul, an IFS 1991 batch officer, is presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the ministry of external affairs said.
Similarly, Msh Prabhat (IFS: 1996), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Ram Karan Verma (YOA: 2007), presently Director in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Also Rahul Shrivastava (IFS:1999), presently Ambassador of India to Roma, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Moldova, with residence in Bucharest.
( With inputs from ANI )