New Delhi, June 2 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has appointed senior diplomat Vipul as India's next Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 2, the MEA said that Vipul, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 1998 batch and currently India's Ambassador to Qatar, will assume his new assignment shortly.

Diplomatic career across key global postings

Over a career spanning more than two decades, Vipul has served in Indian missions in Cairo, Colombo, Geneva and Dubai. His assignments have covered political and commercial affairs, development cooperation, disarmament, international security and media relations.

He served as Director and later Joint Secretary to India's Externa...