Vishwesh Negi

Indian Diplomat, Indian Foreign Service (IFS)

Indian Kanam village, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh

Quick Info

ProfessionIndian Diplomat, Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth31/03/1977
Age49 years
BirthplaceKanam village, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh

Latest News about Vishwesh Negi

03/08/2026

The Ministry of External Affairs appointed Vishwesh Negi as India’s next Ambassador to Iran. He was serving as a Joint Secretary in the ministry at the time of the appointment and was expected to take up the assignment shortly. The posting was described as significant because of Iran’s strategic importance and the broader regional tensions in West Asia.

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Physical Stats & More

Height5' 7" (171 cm)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourWhite
Civil ServiceIndian Foreign Service (IFS)
Batch2002
Service Year2002-Present

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolBishop Cotton School, Shimla
GraduationEconomics (Honours), St. Stephen's College, Delhi

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
Languages
  • English
  • Hindi
  • Pahari
  • Persian

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

FatherP. S. Negi (Retired IAS officer)
SpouseM. Imkongla Jamir (IAS officer, Karnataka cadre)

Career

Positions
  • Senior positions in Ministry of External Affairs
  • Minister (Political, Press & Information and Extradition) at the High Commission of India in London
  • Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) in Ministry of Defence
  • Joint Secretary (Indo-Pacific) in the Ministry of External Affairs
  • Director in the United Nations Political Division
  • Director/Deputy Secretary/Under Secretary in MEA headquarters
Key Engagements
  • Active in India-US 2+2 and India-UK 2+2 strategic defence dialogues
  • Defence cooperation mechanisms with Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Armenia, and Fiji
  • Senior officer handling Indo-Pacific and Oceania affairs in MEA
  • Led India's delegation for India-Papua New Guinea Foreign Office Consultations
  • Engaged in discussions with Australia on student mobility and uranium supplies
  • Appointed India’s next Ambassador to Iran in August 2026

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Vishwesh Negi is a 2002-batch Indian Foreign Service officer.
2. He has served in various countries including Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
3. His appointment as Ambassador to Iran is a significant diplomatic milestone in his career.
4. He belongs to Kanam village in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
5. He studied economics at St. Stephen's College, Delhi.
6. He has a diploma in American foreign policy from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.
7. He is proficient in Persian.
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