Sanjeev Kumar Singla is currently India's Ambassador to France and Monaco in the Embassy of India, Paris. He is an Indian Diplomat who previously served as India's Ambassador to Israel .[1][2][3]
Career
Singla joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1997.[4] He has served in various capacities in The Indian Missions at Paris (September 1999-December 2002), Dhaka (December 2005-December 2008) and Geneva (January 2009-August 2011). He also headquarters in Delhi in the Ministry of External Affairs on the US desk (December 2002-June 2004), as Deputy Chief of Protocol (July 2004-December 2005), and as a Director at the Foreign Secretary’s Office (August 2011-October 2013).[5]
Singla served as counsellor at the Indian embassy in Tel Aviv from November 2013 to July 2014 Tel Aviv.[6]
In July 2014 Singla was appointed as Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, replacing Vikram Misri.[7] he held the position from August 2014 until August 2019.[5] In August 2015 he was promoted to the rank of a Joint Secretary.[8]
In July 2019 Singla was chosen as Ambassador of India to Israel,[9] and he assumed office in October 2019.[6]
Sanjeev is married to K. Nandini Singla, a diplomat.[10]
References
- ^ "Ambassador | Embassy of India, France & Principality of Monaco". www.eoiparis.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ "Sanjeev Kumar Singla appointed Ambassador of India to France". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ "MEA names Sanjeev Singla, Ajit Gupte as ambassadors to France, Germany". www.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ "'Modi Sensed Israel to be Crucial Partner & Sent His Trusted one: Meet 'Expert' Envoy Singla in Tel Aviv". News18. 10 Oct 2023. Retrieved 12 Feb 2024.
- ^ a b "Profile". Embassy of India, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- ^ a b Solomon, Shoshanna (1 Mar 2021). "Take a long-term view to tap business potential in India, ambassador advises". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 12 Feb 2024.
- ^ "Sanjeev Kumar Singla appointed as PM's private secretary". The Hindu. 20 Jul 2014. Retrieved 12 Feb 2024.
- ^ "Private Secretary to Narendra Modi promoted to the rank of to the rank of joint secretary". The Economic Times. 31 Aug 2015. Retrieved 12 Feb 2024.
- ^ "Sanjeev Kumar Singla appointed as India's Ambassador to Israel". Economic Times. 19 Jul 2019. Retrieved 12 Feb 2024.
- ^ "New ambassador to Portugal from Hubballi". Deccan Herald. 8 Jul 2016. Retrieved 12 Feb 2024.