Rudra Gaurav Shresth Appointed Ambassador to Turkiye

Exam-focused facts from the 14 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) appointed Rudra Gaurav Shresth as India's next Ambassador to the Republic of Turkiye.
Shresth is a 1999-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer.
He assumed charge as the Indian Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran in May 2023.
He served as India's High Commissioner to Mozambique from 2016 to 2019 and worked in diplomatic missions in France, Mauritius, Afghanistan, Singapore, and Bhutan.
He previously served as the Director of the Foreign Secretary's office at the MEA and spent three years on deputation to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).