Amit Kumar appointed as next Ambassador of India to Republic of Korea

New Delhi, Sept 6: Amit Kumar, an IFS officer of the 1995 batch, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea, the Ministry of External Affairs informed. He is expected to take up his assignment shortly.

Amit Kumar is presently the Consul General of India in Chicago. "Amit Kumar (IFS: 1995), presently Consul General, Consulate General of India, Chicago, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea," read the MEA statement.

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Earlier, the position was held by Sripriya Ranganathan, an Indian Foreign Services (IFS) officer of the 1994 batch. Before joining the Foreign Services, Ranganathan obtained her master's Degree in History, with a specialization in Modern Indian History, from Delhi University.

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Ranganathan served in Myanmar as the second in command at the Embassy of India, Yangon. Her other overseas postings were in Ankara and Hong Kong. During her multiple years of experience in headquarters, she has served in various capacities in the Ministry of External Affairs as well as in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. She served as Joint Secretary (Director General) responsible for relations with Bangladesh and Myanmar.