CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Mr. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on 17 January 2020. He joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 2003.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dennis B. Hankins is the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Mali.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu is one of the most experienced Indian diplomats on US affairs, having served in the Indian Mission in Washington DC twice earlier.

Detailed explanation-4: -The President approves the appointments of Ambassadors/High Commissioners based on the recommendations of the Prime Minister and the External Affairs Minister and the appointment is also subject to the agre‘ment of the receiving State.

Detailed explanation-5: -Who was recently appointed as the Ambassador of India to the United States? Notes: Veteran diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been recently appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to the United States. He replaces Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who was the previous Indian envoy to the US.