Fmr US Envoy in SL, Keshap to serve as Chargé d’Affaires at US Embassy in India

30 June 2021 08:52 am Views - 161

• Ambassador Keshap’s appointment will reinforce the close U.S. partnership with the Government and people of India
• He most recently served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Former US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Atul Keshap has been appointed as Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in New Delhi, the US State Department said.  

Ambassador Atul Keshap, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, will be departing for New Delhi to serve as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, following the retirement of Ambassador Daniel 
Smith, it said.   

“Ambassador Keshap will bring a wealth of experience to the role, having served previously at U.S. Embassy New Delhi and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia. He most recently served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs and as the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives,” the department said.  

“Ambassador Keshap’s appointment will reinforce the close U.S. partnership with the Government and people of India, demonstrated by our collaboration to overcome global challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic,”it added.  
He served as the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives from 2015 to 2018.  

 

• Ambassador Atul Keshap, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service,  will be departing for New Delhi to serve as Chargé d’Affaires, ad  interim,