 "India’s envoy in Senegal concurrently accredited as next high commissioner of Gambia")
In addition to serving as India’s ambassador to Senegal, Dinkar Asthana has also been accredited to serve as the nation’s future high commissioner to the Gambia, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Wednesday.
He is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 1990 batch.
“Dinkar Asthana (IFS: 1990), presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Senegal, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of The Gambia, with residence in Dakar,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.
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He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, it said.
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