Arun Kumar Singh

Arun Kumar Singh or commonly Arun Singh is a former Indian diplomat. He was the Indian Ambassador to the United States from 2015 to 2016. He is now a senior fellow with the Asia program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Before taking charge as ambassador in the United States, he served as Ambassador of India to France in Paris. On 8 March 2015, Ministry of External Affairs of India announced its decision to appoint Singh as the next Ambassador of India to the United States.

He is a career Indian Foreign Service officer. He had previously served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy at Washington D.C. (2008–13), Ambassador to Israel (2005-2008) and as a Joint Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs Government of India at New Delhi (2000–2005).

Currently, he is a Senior Counsellor at The Cohen Group, a consulting firm in Washington D.C. that provides advice and assistance in marketing and regulatory affairs.

Early life and background

Arun completed his formal education from St. Michael's High School, Patna. Singh joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1979, after completing his master's degree in economics from Delhi University, and teaching at the university for two years.

See also

• Harsh V Shringla
• Navtej Sarna
• Nirupama Rao
• Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

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1. Arun (given name)
2. Arun Singh
3. S. Jaishankar
4. Karakat Assembly constituency
5. Arun Kumar (Bihar politician)
6. Arun Kumar Ahuja
7. Ghazipur Lok Sabha constituency
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9. Vaishali Lok Sabha constituency
10. 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
11. Arun Nehru
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13. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
14. Arun Jaitley
15. 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
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17. Harnaut Assembly constituency
18. Arun Kumar Yadav (Bhojpur politician)
19. Ram Jethmalani
20. Arun Govil