Government extends Foreign Secretary IFS Vinay Mohan Kwatra’s tenure by six months

New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been granted a six-month extension by the government, till the end of October 2024. Several senior bureaucrats have been given extension on their tenures to ensure efficient operations in light of the upcoming general elections. Kwatra’s tenure was slated to end next month April 30.

An order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) read, “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in service of Vinay Mohan Kwatra as Foreign Secretary for a period of six months beyond 30.04.2024 i.e. up to 31.10.2024 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.”

Kwatra is a 1988 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer. He was appointed Foreign Secretary in April 2022, followed by another order in November 2022 that granted him a 16-month extension  till April 2024.

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