New Delhi, Jul 30: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has cleared the appointments of senior diplomats Sibi George and Sudhakar Dalela as Secretaries in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
Sibi George, a 1993-batch Indian Foreign Service officer currently serving as India’s Ambassador to Japan, has been appointed as Secretary (West) in the MEA.
He will take charge after the retirement of Tanmaya Lal (IFS: 1991) on August 31, 2025. In another key appointment, Sudhakar Dalela, also from the 1993 IFS batch and presently serving as India’s Ambassador to Bhutan, has been named Secretary (Economic Relations) in the MEA. He will succeed Dammu Ravi (IFS: 1989), who is due to superannuate on August 31, 2025. The appointments were confirmed through separate orders issued by the Department of Personnel and Training on July 29, 2025. Both George and Dalela bring with them decades of diplomatic experience and have served in key Indian missions abroad.
