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{{Short description|Indian diplomat}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[List of ambassadors of India to France|Ambassador of India to France]]
| term = 2025
| image = Sanjeev singla 2020.jpg
| president = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| prime_minister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor = Jawed Ashraf
| successor =
| office1 = [[List of ambassadors of India to Israel|Ambassador of India to Israel]]
| term1 = 2019-2024
| president1 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br>[[Droupadi Murmu]]
| prime_minister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor1 = [[Pavan Kapoor]]
| successor1 = [[J. P. Singh]]
}}

'''Sanjeev Kumar Singla''' is currently [[India]]'s [[Ambassador]] to [[France]] and [[Monaco]] in the [[Embassy of India, Paris]]. He is an Indian [[Diplomat]] who previously served as India's Ambassador to [[Israel]] .<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ambassador {{!}} Embassy of India, France & Principality of Monaco |url=https://www.eoiparis.gov.in/page/ambassador/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=www.eoiparis.gov.in |language=english}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanjeev Kumar Singla appointed Ambassador of India to France |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/sanjeev-kumar-singla-appointed-ambassador-of-india-to-france-3222144 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=MEA names Sanjeev Singla, Ajit Gupte as ambassadors to France, Germany |url=https://www.business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/mea-names-sanjeev-singla-ajit-gupte-as-ambassadors-to-france-germany-124100700462_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009020303/https://www.business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/mea-names-sanjeev-singla-ajit-gupte-as-ambassadors-to-france-germany-124100700462_1.html |archive-date=2024-10-09 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Career ==
Singla joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite news |title='Modi Sensed Israel to be Crucial Partner & Sent His Trusted one: Meet 'Expert' Envoy Singla in Tel Aviv |url=https://www.news18.com/india/modi-sensed-israel-to-be-crucial-partner-sent-his-trusted-one-meet-expert-envoy-singla-in-tel-aviv-8610381.html |access-date=12 Feb 2024 |work=[[News18]] |date=10 Oct 2023}}</ref> He has served in various capacities in The Indian Missions at [[Paris]] (September 1999-December 2002), [[Dhaka]] (December 2005-December 2008) and [[Geneva]] (January 2009-August 2011). He also headquarters in Delhi in the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] on the US desk (December 2002-June 2004), as Deputy [[Chief of protocol|Chief of Protocol]] (July 2004-December 2005), and as a Director at the Foreign Secretary’s Office (August 2011-October 2013).<ref name=am>{{cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.indembassyisrael.gov.in/profile?id=lejRe |website=Embassy of India, Tel Aviv, Israel}}</ref>

Singla served as counsellor at the Indian embassy in [[Tel Aviv]] from November 2013 to July 2014 Tel Aviv.<ref name=ta>{{cite news |last1=Solomon |first1=Shoshanna |title=Take a long-term view to tap business potential in India, ambassador advises |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/take-a-long-term-view-to-tap-business-potential-in-india-ambassador-advises/ |access-date=12 Feb 2024 |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=1 Mar 2021}}</ref>

In July 2014 Singla was appointed as [[Private Secretary]] to [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]], replacing [[Vikram Misri]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sanjeev Kumar Singla appointed as PM's private secretary |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sanjeev-kumar-singla-appointed-as-pms-private-secretary/article6231034.ece |access-date=12 Feb 2024 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=20 Jul 2014}}</ref> he held the position from August 2014 until August 2019.<ref name=am/> In August 2015 he was promoted to the rank of a Joint Secretary.<ref>{{cite news |title=Private Secretary to Narendra Modi promoted to the rank of to the rank of joint secretary |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/private-secretary-to-narendra-modi-promoted-to-the-rank-of-joint-secretary/articleshow/48746544.cms |access-date=12 Feb 2024 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=31 Aug 2015}}</ref>

In July 2019 Singla was chosen as [[Ambassador of India to Israel]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Sanjeev Kumar Singla appointed as India's Ambassador to Israel |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sanjeev-kumar-singla-appointed-as-indias-ambassador-to-israel/articleshow/70294378.cms |access-date=12 Feb 2024 |work=[[The Economic Times|Economic Times]] |date=19 Jul 2019}}</ref> and he assumed office in October 2019.<ref name=ta/>

In January 2025, he is the new indian Ambassador in France and Monaco.<ref>https://www.eoiparis.gov.in/page/ambassador/</ref>

Sanjeev is married to K. Nandini Singla, a diplomat.<ref>{{cite news |title=New ambassador to Portugal from Hubballi |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/ambassador-portugal-hubballi-2069418 |access-date=12 Feb 2024 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=8 Jul 2016}}</ref>

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