List of ambassadors of India to the United States
The Indian Ambassador to the United States is the main representative of India to the United States. They live in the embassy of India in Washington, D.C.
| Ambassador of India to the United States | |
|---|---|
| Nominator | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Formation | 1947 |
| First holder | Asaf Ali |
| Website | Embassy of India, Washington D.C., United States |
List of Indian Ambassadors to the United States
| Name | Photo | Entered office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asaf Ali | 
|
1947 | 1948 | |
| Benegal Rama Rau | 1948 | 1949 | 4th Governor of Reserve Bank of India | |
| Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | 
|
1949 | 1951 | First Woman President of the United Nations General Assembly (1953) |
| Binay Ranjan Sen | 1951 | 1952 | Director General of Food and Agriculture Organization (1956–67) | |
| Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta | 1952 | 1958 | ||
| M. C. Chagla | 1958 | 1961 | ||
| Braj Kumar Nehru | 1961 | 1968 | ||
| Ali Yavar Jung | 1968 | 1970 | ||
| Lakshmi Kant Jha | 1970 | 1973 | 8th Governor of Reserve Bank of India | |
| T. N. Kaul | 1973 | 1976 | ||
| Kewal Singh | 1976 | 1977 | ||
| Nanabhoy Palkhivala | 1977 | 1979 | ||
| K. R. Narayanan | 
|
1980 | 1984 | 10th President of India |
| K. Shankar Bajpai | 1984 | 1986 | ||
| P. K. Kaul | 1986 | 1989 | ||
| Karan Singh | 
|
1989 | 1990 | Titular Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Abid Hussain | 1990 | 1992 | ||
| Siddhartha Shankar Ray | 1992 | 1996 | ||
| Naresh Chandra | 1996 | 2001 | ||
| Lalit Mansingh | 2001 | 2004 | ||
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2004 | 2009 | |
| Meera Shankar | 
|
2009 | 2011 | |
| Nirupama Rao | 
|
2011 | 2013 | |
| Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | 
|
2013 | 28 January 2015 | |
| Arun Kumar Singh | 
|
2015 | 2016 | |
| Navtej Sarna | 2016 |
List Of Ambassadors Of India To The United States Media
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and others at Governor-General‘s Dussehra reception held at Government House, New Delhi on September 29, 1949. Asaf Ali, the then Governor of Orrisa.
Sir Benegal Rama Rau, governor of Reserve Bank of India
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit 1965b
President John F. Kennedy meets with the Ambassador of India, Mohamed Ali (Mahommedali) Currim Chagla. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Braj Kumar Nehru (cropped)
President of India Kocheril Raman Narayanan.
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References
- India Ambassador, Official page Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine indianembassy.org
- Embassay of India, Washington DC-Ambassadors of India to the United States