Vikram Misri Assumes Charge As Foreign Secretary

Mr.Vikram Misri assumed charge as the new Foreign Secretary yesterday. He has succeeded Vinay Mohan Kwatra whose tenure ended yesterday. Mr. Misri is a 1989 batch IFS officer. He was serving as Deputy National Security Advisor in the National Security Council Secretariat. He has served as



Indian Envoy in China, Myanmar and Spain. 

Mr. Misri has the rare distinction of serving as Private Secretary to three Prime Ministers, Inder Kumar Gujral in 1997, Manmohan Singh in 2012 and Narendra Modi in 2014