Taranjit_Singh_Sandhu

Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Indian diplomat

Taranjit Singh Sandhu (born 23 January 1963) is a retired Indian diplomat who served as High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka and 28th Ambassador of India to the United States.[1]

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Career

Secretary Kerry Poses for a Photo With U.S. Ambassador Verma and Indian Deputy Chief of Mission Taranjit Singh Sandhu.

Taranjit Singh Sandhu qualified civil services exam and joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1988. He was responsible for opening the Indian embassy in Ukraine and also worked there as head of the political and administration wings.[2] He was the first secretary in Washington. He also worked as consul general in Frankfurt and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in Washington D.C., and Consul General of India in Frankfurt. He has also served at the Ministry of External Affairs, India in different capacities.[3][4]

Indian Ambassador to the United States

Sandhu presented his credentials to President Donald Trump in early February 2020 and served until 31 January 2024.[5][6]

Personal life

Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Ambassador of India to the United States at the Pentagon on December 7, 2023

Ambassador Sandhu is married to Reenat Sandhu, who was the Ambassador of India to Italy and is now Ambassador of India to The Netherlands. They have two children, a son and a daughter. His interests include books, movies and outdoor sports.[7]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Shri Taranjit Singh Sandhu appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United States of America". Ministry of External Affairs. 28 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Who is Taranjit Singh Sandhu, frontrunner for post of ambassador to US?". The Week.
  3. [3]
    "High Commissioner of India H.E. Taranjit Singh Sandhu delivers Lalith Athulathmudali Commemoration Freedom Speech". LMD The Voice of Business. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Welcome to Embassy of India, Washington D C, USA".
  5. [5]
    "India, US will work together to combat terrorism, Jihadi culture: Ambassador Sandhu". The Telegraph (Kolkata). 7 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. [6]
    Krishnan, Murali (7 February 2020). "Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu presents his credentials to US president Donald Trump". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Welcome to Embassy of India, Washington D C, USA".
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