Muktesh Kr Pardeshi (IAS) appointed as MEA Secretary 
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Muktesh Kr Pardeshi (IAS) appointed as MEA Secretary

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Muktesh Kr Pardeshi (IAS) as Secretary (CPV & OIA) in the Ministry of External Affairs

PSU Watch Bureau

New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Muktesh Kr Pardeshi (IAS) as Secretary (Consular, Passport and Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). According to an order issued from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), Pardeshi has been appointed to the post in place of Dr Ausaf Sayeed, who is due to superannuate on September 30.

Ambassador Pardeshi is a career diplomat who joined Indian Foreign Service in 1991. He served as the Ambassador of India to Mexico from April 2016 to June 2019 and is currently posted as Special Secretary (G20 operations).

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