New Delhi, July 29 -- Senior diplomat Ngulkham Jathom Gangte has been named India's next Ambassador to Mexico, according to an official statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

A 1994-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Gangte currently serves as Special Secretary within the ministry.

Announcing the key diplomatic assignment on Wednesday, the ministry highlighted his upcoming transition to the new role.

"Ngulkham Jathom Gangte (IFS: 1994), presently Special Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Mexico. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly," the ministry said in a statement.

Prior to his current assignment at Headquarters in New Delhi, the seasoned diplom...