A 1998 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Jaiswal, during his diplomatic career spanning two decades, has served with distinction in various capacities within and outside India
Randhir Kumar Jaiswal, currently Consul General of India at New York, will succeed the current MEA spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi, who has been appointed as the next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva.
A 1998 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Jaiswal, during his diplomatic career spanning two decades, has served with distinction in various capacities within and outside India, reported theindianpanorama.news.
In India, he served in the external affairs ministry as deputy secretary, looking after relations with the US and as joint secretary managing ties with countries in western Europe. In mid-2017, he was deputed to serve the President of India as the joint secretary responsible for international relations. His assignments abroad took him to Portugal, Cuba, South Africa and New York at India’s permanent mission to the UN. He was appointed Consul General at New York in July 2020. Mr. Jaiswal has also been part of the Indian delegation at climate change conferences.
Jaiswal’s outreach to American lawmakers, intellectuals, professionals, businesses contributed a lot to a better understanding about India and promoted better relationship between them and the Indian American community
During the three years that Jaiswal has been in New York as Consul General, he is credited with introducing systems within the Consulate to ensure ease for everyone seeking consular services. From cutting down wait time to quick resolution of people’s problems, he ensured people got satisfactory services. Also, he made the Consulate a welcoming place to all sections of people who organized various types of events aimed at promoting fraternity, cultural values, education, information, trade and commerce, etc.
Jaiswal worked tirelessly across the ten States in his jurisdiction to introduce the best of India and to promote better and stronger ties between Indian Americans and the non-Indian Americans in almost every sphere. His outreach to American lawmakers, intellectuals, professionals, businesses contributed a lot to a better understanding about India and promoted better relationship between them and the Indian American community.
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