India on Wednesday named Sripriya Ranganathan, a 1994 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, as its new Ambassador to South Korea
"Sripriya Ranganathan (IFS: 1994), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea, " the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement.
"She is expected to take up her assignment shortly, " it added.
Ranganathan, who is currently Joint Secretary (Bangladesh - Myanmar) in the External Affairs Ministry, will take over from Vikram Doraiswami in Seoul.