Foreign Secretary

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The Foreign Secretary is the senior-most civil servant in India’s Ministry of External Affairs, serving as the top diplomat and administrative head responsible for overseeing the country’s foreign policy implementation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil service office
diplomatic office
appointedBy Appointments Committee of the Cabinet of India NERFINISHED
Government of India NERFINISHED
associatedWith Prime Minister’s Office of India NERFINISHED
Union Council of Ministers of India NERFINISHED
category Indian civil service positions
Indian diplomatic offices
chairs senior-level meetings in the Ministry of External Affairs of India
country India
domain foreign affairs
eligibleFor extension of tenure at discretion of Government of India
hasAbbreviation FS NERFINISHED
hasPositionInGovernmentHierarchy equivalent to other Secretaries to the Government of India NERFINISHED
inception 1948
isGatekeeperFor policy files and decisions in the Ministry of External Affairs of India
jurisdiction Government of India
languageOfWork English
Hindi
memberOf Indian Foreign Service NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Foreign Secretary NERFINISHED
विदेश सचिव NERFINISHED
officeCreatedUnder Allocation of Business Rules of the Government of India NERFINISHED
officeHolderRole administrative head of the Ministry of External Affairs of India
senior-most civil servant in the Ministry of External Affairs of India
top diplomat of India
officeType Secretary to the Government of India
oversees Indian Foreign Service cadre management
bilateral and multilateral diplomatic engagements
policy planning in foreign affairs
protocol and consular matters
participatesIn high-level diplomatic negotiations on behalf of India
partOf Ministry of External Affairs of India NERFINISHED
precededByOffice Secretary, External Affairs Department (British India) NERFINISHED
rank senior-most Indian Foreign Service officer
reportsTo Minister of External Affairs of India NERFINISHED
represents India in certain international forums at official level
Ministry of External Affairs of India in inter-ministerial coordination
responsibleFor advising the Government of India on foreign policy matters
coordination of foreign policy across Government of India ministries
implementation of India’s foreign policy
implementation of decisions of the Cabinet related to foreign affairs
overall supervision of India’s diplomatic missions abroad
seat South Block, New Delhi NERFINISHED
style Secretary to the Government of India
subordinateTo Cabinet Secretary of India in civil service hierarchy
termLength fixed tenure, usually two years

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Foreign Secretary of India alsoKnownAs Foreign Secretary
NSC hasMember Foreign Secretary