The Appointment Committee of cabinet today has issued an Office Memorandum in which it has approved appointments to Foreign/ Captive Posts under the Department of Economic affair and Department of Commerce. The appointment has been made for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge of the or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Below are the Cabinet approved appointments; –

1. Shri Ravi Kota, IAS, (AM: 1993) for the post of Minister (Economic) (Joint Secretary Level), Embassy of India, Washington DC, USA under the Department of Economic Affairs.
2. Shri Rajeev Topno, IAS (GJ: 1996) for the post of Senior Advisor (Joint Secretary Level) to the ED, World Bank, Washington DC, USA under the Department of Economic Affairs.
3. Shri  Lekhan Thakkar, CSS for the post of Counsellor (Economic) (Director Level), Embassy of India, Beijing, China under the Department of Economic Affairs.
4. Shri H. Atheli, ICAS (2000) for the post of Advisor (Director Level) to ED, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines under the Department of Economic Affairs.
5. Shri Brajendra Navnit, IAS (TN: 1999) for the post of Ambassador and PRI (Joint Secretary Level) to the WTO, PMI to WTO, Geneva, Switzerland under the Department of Commerce.
6. Shri Anwar Hussain Shaik, IRTS (2000) for the post of Counsellor (Director Level), PMI to WTO, Geneva, Switzerland under the Department of Commerce.
7. Shri N. Ashok Kumar, IAS (MN: 2004) for the post of Advisor, (Industry and Engineering) (Director Level), Embassy of India, Brussels, Belgium under the Department of Commerce.