New Delhi April 11 (IANS) India on Wednesday named Sripriya Ranganathan a 1994 batch Indian Foreign Service officer as its new Ambassador to South Korea
"Sripriya Ranganathan (IFS: 1994) presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea " the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement.
"She is expected to take up her assignment shortly " it added.
Ranganathan who is currently Joint Secretary (Bangladesh-Myanmar) in the External Affairs Ministry will take over from Vikram Doraiswami in Seoul.
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