| Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs | |
|---|---|
 | |
Incumbent Randhir Jaiswal since January 2024 | |
| External Publicity Division (XP) | |
| Type | Joint Secretary |
| Abbreviation | JS-XP and Spokesperson |
| Seat | South Block, New Delhi |
| Appointer | Ministry of External Affairs |
| Website | Official website |
The Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs is an Indian government official whose primary responsibility is to serve as the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs and to deal with other media affairs relating to Indian foreign policy. The spokesperson is usually a joint-secretary rank officer, and formally heads the External Publicity division in the Ministry.[1][2][3]
Currently, Randhir Jaiswal, an officer of the 1998 batch of Indian Foreign Service is the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.[1]
Roles and functions
The Official Spokesperson and Joint Secretary (External Publicity) is the interface of the Ministry of External Affairs with the media. Its role includes:
- Releasing statements and giving speeches on behalf of the Ministry of External Affairs or of the Government of India informing its official position.
- Issuing Press Releases.
- Responding to Media queries.
- Media briefings.
List of Official Spokespersons
| Name | Photo | From | To | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randhir Jaiswal | 03 Januray 2024 | Incumbent | [4] | ||
| Arindam Bagchi | 21 March 2021 | 02 January 2024 | [5] | ||
| Anurag Srivastava | 7 April 2020 | 20 March 2021 | [6] | ||
| Raveesh Kumar | 21 July 2017 | 6 April 2020 | [7] | ||
| Gopal Baglay | 1 March
2017 |
20July 2017 | [7] | ||
| Vikas Swarup | .jpg.webp) | 18 April 2015 | 28 February 2017 | [8] | |
| Syed Akbaruddin |  | 7 December 2011 | 18
April 2015[8] | ||
| Vishnu Prakash | 2008 | 2011 | |||
| Navtej Sarna | .jpg.webp) | 2002 | 2008 | [9] | |
| Nirupama Rao |  | 2001 | 2002 | [10] |
See also
References
- 1 2 "MEA | Spokesperson's Office : Personnel". mea.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ↑ "MEA | About MEA : Organization Structure : Divisions". mea.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ↑ "Arindam Bagchi may replace Anurag Srivastava as MEA spokesperson". Deccan Herald. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ↑ "MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi passes on baton to Randhir Jaiswal". ANI. ANI. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ↑ "Arindam Bagchi to be new spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs". Business Standard India. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ↑ "Who is Anurag Srivastava? All you need to know about India's new MEA spokesperson". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- 1 2 "IFS officer Raveesh Kumar to replace Gopal Baglay as MEA spokesperson". Zee News. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- 1 2 "Vikas Swarup takes over as Spokesperson in MEA". IndianMandarins. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ↑ Scroll Staff. "Former MEA spokesperson Navtej Sarna appointed Indian ambassador to the United States". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ↑ "Bio-profile of Ambassador Nirupama Rao". www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
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