Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer Pavan Kapoor, who is presently serving as High Commissioner of lndia in Maputo, has been appointed as the next Ambassador to lsrael.
Kapoor, who joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1990, has served in different capacities in the Indian Missions in Moscow, Kyiv, London and Geneva apart from serving in the Ministry of External Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office during his diplomatic career.
He has an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad and a Masters in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics.
He has also done a stint at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London as Political Adviser for Asia and Europe.