Taranjit Singh Sandhu (born 23 January 1963) is an Indian

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and retired diplomat of

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who served as High Commissioner of India to

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and 28th

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Career

Taranjit Singh Sandhu qualified civil services exam and joined the

in 1988. He was responsible for opening the Indian embassy in Ukraine and also worked there as head of the political and administration wings. He was the first secretary in Washington. He also worked as consul general in

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and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in Washington D.C., and Consul General of India in Frankfurt. He has also served at the

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in different capacities.

Indian Ambassador to the United States

Sandhu presented his credentials to President

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in early February 2020 and served until 31 January 2024.

Political career

He was the

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candidate for the

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constituency of

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in the

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Personal life

Ambassador Sandhu is married to

Reenat Sandhu Reenat Sandhu (born 7 June 1964) is a retired Indian people, Indian diplomat and former ambassador of India to the Netherlands. She had previously served as Secretary West in the Ministry of External Affairs (India), Ministry of External Affairs ...

, who was the Ambassador of India to Italy and is former Ambassador of India to The Netherlands. They have two children, a son and a daughter. His interests include books, movies and outdoor sports.

References

External links

Ambassador Taranjit’s Bio Data

External links

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at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandhu, Taranjit Singh High commissioners of India to Sri Lanka Ambassadors of India to the United States 1963 births Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab People from Amritsar

Career

Indian Ambassador to the United States

Political career

Personal life

See also

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