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| name = Taranjit Singh Sandhu<br />
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| office = 28th [[List of ambassadors of India to the United States|Ambassador of India to the United States]]<br />
| term_start = 6 February 2020<br />
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| predecessor = [[Harsh Vardhan Shringla]]<br />
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| president = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| office1 = [[High Commissioner of India|High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka]]<br />
| term_start1 = January 2017<br />
| term_end1 = January 2020<br />
| president1 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]] <br> [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha]]<br />
| successor1 = Gopal Baglay<br />
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'''Taranjit Singh Sandhu''' is an Indian diplomat and current [[List of ambassadors of India to the United States|Indian Ambassador to the United States]]. He previously served as [[High Commissioner of India]] to [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/32332/Shri_Taranjit_Singh_Sandhu_has_been_appointed_as_the_next_Ambassador_of_India_to_the_United_States_of_America| title=Shri Taranjit Singh Sandhu appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United States of America| work= Ministry of External Affairs| date= 28 January 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Taranjit Singh Sandhu joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1988. He was responsible for opening the Indian embassy in Ukraine and also worked there as head of the political and administration wings.<ref>https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/01/15/who-is-taranjit-singh-sandhu-frontrunner-for-post-of-ambassador-to-us.html</ref> He was the first secretary in Washington. He also worked as consul general in [[Frankfurt]] and Deputy Chief of Mission at the [[Embassy of India, Washington, D.C.|Embassy of India in Washington D.C.]] and Consul General of India in Frankfurt. He has also served in different capacity at the [[Ministry of External Affairs, India]] in different capacities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lmd.lk/high-commissioner-of-india-h-e-taranjit-singh-sandhu-delivers/|website=LMD The Voice of Business |title=High Commissioner of India H.E. Taranjit Singh Sandhu delivers Lalith Athulathmudali Commemoration Freedom Speech|access-date=2019-12-08}}</ref><ref>https://indianembassyusa.gov.in/extra?id=59</ref><br />
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==Indian Ambassador to the United States==<br />
Sandhu presented his credentials to President [[Donald Trump]] in early February 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/india-us-will-work-together-to-combat-terrorism-jihadi-culture-ambassador-sandhu/cid/1743158|title=India, US will work together to combat terrorism, Jihadi culture: Ambassador Sandhu|date=February 7, 2020|accessdate=February 19, 2020|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ambassador-taranjit-singh-sandhu-presents-his-credentials-to-us-president-donald-trump/story-ugGE2K4Qc5yizeT4zMzEMI.html|title=Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu presents his credentials to US president Donald Trump|first=Murali|last=Krishnan|date=February 7, 2020|accessdate=February 19, 2020|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Ambassador Sandhu is married to [[Reenat Sandhu]], who was the Ambassador of India to Italy and is now Secretary (West). They have two children. His interests include books, movies and outdoor sports.<ref>https://www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/extra?id=59</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Vijay Keshav Gokhale|Vijay Gokhale]]<br />
*[[Subrahmanyam Jaishankar|Dr. S Jaishankar]]<br />
*[[Navtej Sarna]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/extra?id=59 Ambassador Taranjit’s Bio Data]<br />
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* [https://indianembassyusa.gov.in/extra?id=59 India Ambassador, Official page] at [[Embassy of India, Washington, D.C.]]<br />
* [https://twitter.com/SandhuTaranjitS Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Twitter]<br />
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