New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Diplomat Hansraj Singh Verma has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Cuba, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.

Hansraj Singh Verma, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 2008 batch, is currently serving as the Consul General of India at the Consulate General of India in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the senior diplomat is expected to take up his new assignment in Havana shortly.

According to the Consulate General of India in Sao Paulo, Brazil, prior to the current assignment, he was Counsellor in-charge for Political and Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of India, Buenos Aires.

Verma has a rich and varied experience of serving in...