Foreign Secretary (India)

Foreign Secretary of India
Vidēśa Saciva
Emblem of India
Incumbent
Vikram Misri, IFS
since 15 July 2024
Ministry of External Affairs
Reports to
Residence3, Circular Road, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi, India
AppointerAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Term lengthTwo years, term can be extended.
Inaugural holderK. P. S. Menon, ICS
Formation16 April 1948
WebsiteMinistry of External Affairs

The Foreign Secretary of India (ISO: Vidēśa Saciva) is the top diplomat of India and administrative head of the Ministry of External Affairs. This post is held by an Indian foreign service officer of the rank of secretary to the government of India. Vikram Misri is currently serving as the Foreign Secretary of India from July 2024, succeeding Vinay Mohan Kwatra.

As an officer of the rank of secretary to the government of India, the foreign secretary ranks 23rd on the Indian Order of Precedence.[1] However, unlike other secretaries to the government of India, the foreign secretary is also the top diplomat of the country and heads the 'Foreign Service Board'.

  1. ^ "Table of Precedence" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. President's Secretariat. 26 July 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

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