New Delhi, Nov 16 In a press relase issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, Anurag Srivastava (IFS:1999), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Republic of Mauritius.
Before heading as ambassador to Ethiopia, he was the head of Finance Division of MEA which is tasked to administer the ministry’s annual budget of about US $2 billion. Srivastava has also headed the political wing at the Indian High Commission in Colombo. He was also the Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.
Srivastava served at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in Geneva where he dealt with work related to human rights, refugee issues and trade policy. He has held different positions in the Foreign Office in New Delhi, including in the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran Division and in the Official Spokesperson’s Office.