<p>Former Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai has been appointed as country's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.<br /></p>.<p>"He is expected to take up his assignment shortly," External Affairs Ministry said today while announcing the appointment.<br /><br />A 1974-batch IFS officer, Mathai, who retired as Foreign Secretary on July 31 this year, will succeed Jaimini Bhagwati.<br /><br />61-year-old Mathai took over as Foreign Secretary on August 1, 2011. Apart from serving as India's Ambassador to France, he also had postings in Israel and Qatar among other places. <br /></p>
<p>Former Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai has been appointed as country's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.<br /></p>.<p>"He is expected to take up his assignment shortly," External Affairs Ministry said today while announcing the appointment.<br /><br />A 1974-batch IFS officer, Mathai, who retired as Foreign Secretary on July 31 this year, will succeed Jaimini Bhagwati.<br /><br />61-year-old Mathai took over as Foreign Secretary on August 1, 2011. Apart from serving as India's Ambassador to France, he also had postings in Israel and Qatar among other places. <br /></p>