Raveesh Kumar ( born 26 January 1971) is an Indian diplomat in the

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of 1995 batch. Currently, he is an Indian ambassador to the

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. Previously, he served as Indian ambassador to Finland also accredited to Estonia, residing in

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. He was the former official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the Government of India. He was the youngest ever official spokesperson. He was the Consul General of India in Frankfurt, Germany before being appointed as the spokesperson of the MEA.

Early life and education

Raveesh Kumar was born in Nathnagar,

Bhagalpur Bhagalpur, historically known as Champapuri, Champa Nagari, is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern bank of the Ganges river. It is the Bihar#Government and administration, third largest city of Bihar by population and ...

district of Bihar. He attended Mount Assisi School,

till class 10 after which he attended

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till class 12. He holds a bachelor's degree with Honours in History from

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, Delhi University.

Diplomatic career

Kumar joined the

in 1995, through the

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(UPSC) conducted Civil Service Examination. He started his diplomatic career at the Indian Mission in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1997. This was followed by posting in Thimpu, Bhutan as Second Secretary/First Secretary, where he looked after development assistance projects. During his stint in New Delhi from 2004 to 2007, he was the Desk Officer at the East Asia desk, covering Japan and Republic of Korea. He was then posted to London, United Kingdom as Political Counsellor responsible for bilateral political relationships and engagements with the

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. Subsequently, he moved as Deputy Chief of Mission to Jakarta from September 2010 to August 2013, followed by his posting as Consul General of India in Frankfurt, Germany from August 2013 to July 2017. Kumar was the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs and Joint Secretary (External Publicity) from July 2017 till April 2020. On 11 January 2024, Kumar was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Czech Republic. On, 27 June 2024 he took charge as Indian ambassador to the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Raveesh Living people Indian Foreign Service officers Ambassadors of India to the Czech Republic Ambassadors of India to Finland Ambassadors of India to Estonia 1971 births People from Bhagalpur

Early life and education

Diplomatic career

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