An IFS officer of 1984-batch, Bambawale will replace T C A Raghavan, who is retiring at the end of this month.
"He (Bambawale) is expected to take up his assignment shortly," the ministry said.
Significantly, Bambawale will take up his posting within days of the two countries deciding to re-engage under the "bilateral comprehensive dialogue". The Foreign Secretaries of the two countries are also scheduled to meet next month to discuss modalities for the same.
Bambawale has worked in Germany, US and China. In 2007, he became the first Consul General of India in Guangzhou, China.
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