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Who is Subrahmanyam Jaishankar?
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is India’s External Affairs Minister since May 30th, 2019. He is a Member of the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) of India’s Parliament from the state of Gujarat.
Education
A recipient of the Padma Shri award in 2019, Jaishankar is a graduate of St Stephen’s College at the University of Delhi. He has a master's in political science and an M Phil and PhD in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.
Political career
Jaishankar joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1977. He served as Foreign Secretary from 2015-18, Ambassador to United States (2013-15), China (2009-2013) and Czech Republic (2000-2004). He was High Commissioner to Singapore (2007-2009).
He has also served in other diplomatic assignments in Embassies in Moscow, Colombo, Budapest and Tokyo, as well in the Ministry of External Affairs and the President’s Secretariat. He was also President – Global Corporate Affairs at Tata Sons Private Limited from May 2018.
After retiring as foreign secretary, Jaishankar served as the president of Global Corporate Affairs at Tata Sons Private Limited.