Senior diplomat Jayant Khobragade (IFS: 1995) was on Tuesday (July 01, 2025) appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Spain. Presently, he is serving as Ambassador of India to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and is expected to take up the assignment shortly.
In a statement, the MEA said, “Shri Jayant Khobragade (IFS: 1995), presently Ambassador of India to ASEAN, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Spain”.
“He is expected to take up the assignment shortly,” the statement added.
Although he was named India’s Ambassador to Poland earlier this year in January, that posting did not materialize due to various reasons, according to people familiar with the matter.
Khobragade brings extensive diplomatic experience, having previously served in Spain, as well as in Indian missions in Russia, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan. He was India’s Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan and held important positions within the MEA, including in the Disarmament and International Security Division and the West Africa Division. From 2017 to 2020, he was on deputation to the Department of Atomic Energy.
He was appointed Ambassador to ASEAN in Jakarta in 2021.
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