काठमाडौंः नेपालका लागि भारतीय नयाँ राजदुत विनय मोहन आउने पक्का भएको छ । हाल फ्रान्सका लागि भारतीय राजदुतका रुपमा कार्यरत रहनुभएका विनय मोहन नेपालमा भारतीय राजदुतको रुपमा नयाँ नियुक्ती लिएर आउन लाग्नुभएको हो ।
उनले यस अघि भारतको विदेश मन्त्रालय र प्रधानमन्त्रीको कार्यालय संयुक्त सचिवको रूपमा र बाशिंगटन डिसीमा भारतीय दूतावासमा मे २०१० देखि जुलाई २०१३ सम्म वरिष्ठ पदमा रहेर भारत भित्र र बाहिर धेरै मिसनहरूमा फरक फरक पदहरूमा काम गरिसकेका छन्। राजदूत विनय फ्रान्सेली, हिन्दी र अंग्रेजी बोल्छन्। उनको श्रीमती पूजासँग विवाह भएको छ र उनका दुई छोरा पनि छन्।
H.E. Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra is a member of the Indian Foreign Service with an experience of nearly 30 years in a range of assignments.
After joining the Indian Foreign Service in 1988, he served as Third Secretary and then Second Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India in Geneva until 1993, where apart from learning the French language, he handled work relating to the UN specialized agencies, as also the Human Rights Commission. During this period, he also obtained a diploma in International Relations from the Graduate School of International Studies in Geneva.
Between 1993 and 2003, he served as Desk Officer at Headquarters dealing with United Nations, and subsequently in the Diplomatic Missions in South Africa and Uzbekistan. Between 2003 and 2006, he served as Counsellor and later as the Deputy Chief of Mission in the Embassy of India, Beijing, China. From 2006 to 2010, he represented India at the SAARC Secretariat in Nepal as head of the Trade, Economy and Finance Bureau.
From May 2010 till July 2013, he served as Minister (Commerce) in the Embassy of India, Washington.
Between July 2013 and October 2015, Mr. Kwatra headed the Policy Planning & Research Division of the Ministry of External Affairs and later served as the head of Americas Division in the Foreign Ministry where he dealt with India’s relations with the United States and Canada.
From October 2015 till August 2017, Mr. Kwatra served as Joint Secretary in the office of the Prime Minister of India.
He is married to Pooja, who has done her Master’s Degree in Business Administration and M. Phil. in Finance. They have two sons, aged 25 and 19 years.
