| Vinay Mohan Kwatra | |
| Honorific Suffix: | IFS |
| Office: | 29th Ambassador of India to the United States |
| Term Start: | 13 Aug 2024 |
| President: | Droupadi Murmu |
| Predecessor: | Taranjit Singh Sandhu |
| Office1: | 34th Foreign Secretary of India |
| Term Start1: | 1 May 2022 |
| Primeminister1: | Narendra Modi |
| Minister1: | S. Jaishankar |
| Term End1: | 14 July 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Harsh Vardhan Shringla[1] |
| Successor1: | Vikram Misri |
| Office2: | 25th Ambassador of India to Nepal |
| Term Start2: | March 2020 |
| Term End2: | April 2022 |
| Predecessor2: | Manjeev Singh Puri |
| Successor2: | Naveen Srivastava |
| Office3: | 24th Ambassador of India to France |
| Term Start3: | July 2017 |
| Term End3: | February 2020 |
| Predecessor3: | Dr. Mohan Kumar |
| Successor3: | Jawed Ashraf |
| Birth Place: | India |
| Spouse: | Pooja |
| Children: | 2 sons |
| Education: | M.Sc |
| Occupation: | Indian Foreign Service |
| Profession: | Diplomat |
| Mawards: | is not set --> |
| Alma Mater: | G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies |
Vinay Mohan Kwatra, (born 1962) is an Indian diplomat. He has served as the 34th Foreign Secretary of India, from May 2022 till 14 July 2024[2] [3] and is the Ambassador of India to the United States starting from 13 August 2024.[4] [5] Previously, he has served as the Ambassador of India to France and Nepal.[6]
Vinay Mohan Kwatra was born on 15 December 1962.[7] He holds a degree of B Sc Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (Hons.) from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, and Master's in Science (M.Sc.).[8] [9] Kwatra speaks French, Hindi and English. He has also obtained a diploma in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.[10]
He has previously served at Ministry of External Affairs, India and Prime Minister's Office as Joint Secretary. He has also served as Minister (Commerce) at the Embassy of India in Washington D.C. from May 2010 to July 2013. Between July 2013 and October 2015, Mr. Kwatra headed the Policy Planning & Research Division of the Ministry of External Affairs and later served as the head of the Americas Division in the Foreign Ministry where he dealt with India's relations with the United States and Canada.[11] He has served at different positions in many of India's missions abroad and in India. Kwatra holds an experience of nearly 32 years in a range of assignments and joined Indian Foreign Service in 1988.
On 4 April 2022, it was announced that Mr. Kwatra will succeed Harsh Vardhan Shringla to assume the post of the Foreign Secretary of India upon the latter's superannuation of the post on 30 April 2022.[12] On 1 May, he became the 34th Foreign Secretary of India and was succeeded by Vikram Misri on 14 July 2024.[13] [14]
He is married to Pooja Kwatra. The couple has two sons.[15]