The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Harsh Vardhan Shringla, IFS officer of the 1984 batch, Ambassador in Washington DC, as Foreign Secretary with effect from January 29, 2020, upon completion of the two-year term of Vijay Keshav Gokhale as Foreign Secretary on January 28, 2020. Shringla has graduated from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University and schooled from Mayo College, Ajmer.