Shri Upender Singh Rawat appointed as the next Indian High Commissioner to Uganda

Shri Upender Singh Rawat appointed as the next Indian High Commissioner to Uganda

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: June 10 2023

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  • The Ministry of External Affairs appointed Upender Singh Rawat as India's next High Commissioner to Uganda.
  • Upender Singh Rawat is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Officer of the 1998 batch.
  • He is currently serving as the ambassador of India to Panama.
  • He started as the third secretary at the Embassy of India, Buenos Aires where he also learned Spanish.
  • Upender Singh Rawat has served in Indian diplomatic missions in Slovakia, UK and Mexico. He has also worked as deputy chief of mission in the Indian embassy in South Korea.
  • Before his arrival in Panama as the ambassador of India, he was posted as joint secretary in charge of eGovernance.
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