Assam-Meghalaya cadre Ravi Kota transferred to Indian Embassy in Washington DC

Assam-Meghalaya cadre IAS officer Ravi Kota has been transferred to Washington DC as the new Minister (Economic) in the Indian Embassy. His appointment was approved by the cabinet committee on June 4^th, 2020.

The 1993 batch IAS officer is currently serving as joint secretary in the 15th Finance Commission under the Department of Economic Affairs.

Kota was earlier serving as principal resident commissioner of Assam Bhawan in New Delhi. He also served as principal secretary to the Finance department, in the Assam government.

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The cabinet committee also appointed six other officers in different locations. Two members of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), senior IAS officers Rajiv Topno and Brajendra Navnit, have also been appointed to the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), respectively.

Topno has been appointed senior advisor to the Washington-based World Bank, and Navnit as the Ambassador to the Permanent Mission for India (PMI) at the WTO in Geneva.

The appointments come at a time when both the organisations are expected to play a key role in helping developing economies recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and revive global trade.

Topno, a 1996 Gujarat-cadre IAS officer, is a private secretary to PM Narendra Modi, while Navnit, a 1999 Tamil Nadu-cadre officer, serves as a joint secretary in the PMO. 

Meanwhile, an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer of the 2000 batch, Anwar Hussain Shaik, has been appointed under Navnit as the counsellor in the PMI to the WTO. 

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