Birender Singh Yadav has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to Iraq, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
A 1997-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Yadav is expected to take up the assignment shortly, a statement by the MEA read.
Meanwhile, the MEA on Friday also announced the appointment of Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi as India’s next High Commissioner to Samoa.
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Pardeshi, who is already serving as the Ambassador to New Zealand, will concurrently work as the next High Commissioner to Samoa, with residence in Wellington. He is a 1991-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer.