Donald Trump praised Taranjit Singh Sandhu’s work to improve relations between the US and India and thanked him for his new job as Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. Sandhu is an experienced official who has held many jobs, including being India’s ambassador to the US from 2020 to 2024.
President Trump of the United States is happy about Taranjit Singh Sandhu’s new job as Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
“Congratulations to Taranjit Sandhu, the next Lieutenant Governor of Delhi! As a seasoned official and past Ambassador to the US, he has always shown a strong desire to make the bond between the US and India stronger, Trump wrote.
What does Taranjit Sandhu do?
In 1988, Taranjit Sandhu became an ambassador and began working for the Indian Foreign Service. In the beginning of his career, he worked as a Third Secretary (Political) and Second Secretary (Commercial) in the former Soviet Union, from 1990 to 1992. After the fall of the Soviet Union, he helped set up the Indian Embassy in Ukraine. From 1992 to 1994, he was in charge of the Political and Administrative Wings in Kiev.
Sandhu went to The Lawrence School, Sanawar, after being born on January 23, 1963, into a family of educators. His undergraduate degree was in history with honours from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. He then went on to get a master’s degree in international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
On February 3, 2020, Sandhu was named Ambassador to the United States
But he had worked at the Indian Mission twice before that. From July 2013 to January 2017, he was Deputy Chief of Mission. From 1997 to 2000, he was First Secretary (Political), which meant he dealt with the US Congress. From July 2005 to February 2009, he was also in charge of India’s permanent mission to the UN in New York.
From January 2017 to January 2020, Sandhu was the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka. This was his job before it. Before that, from December 2000 to September 2004, he was in charge of the political wing in Colombo.
From September 2011 to July 2013, Sandhu was the Indian Consul General in Frankfurt. He worked for the Ministry of External Affairs as Joint Secretary (United Nations) from March 2009 to August 2011 and as Joint Secretary (Administration) in charge of the Human Resource Division. From December 1995 to March 1997, he was Officer on Special Duty (Press Relations), which meant that he was in charge of making deals with foreign media in India.
Sandhu went into politics after leaving the Indian Foreign Service. The Bharatiya Janata Party put him forward as a candidate for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat in 2024, but he did not win the seat.
The man is married to Reenat Sandhu, who is also a career official.
Key takeaways
- Sandhu has been an ambassador for a long time. He was Ambassador to the US from 2020 to 24 and has also held important positions at the UN, in Sri Lanka, and in Frankfurt.
- Born in 1963, he attended St. Stephen’s College and JNU for his education and held early jobs in the Soviet Union and Ukraine.
- Political and leadership role: Trump praised him for improving relations between the US and India when he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Delhi on March 5. He later ran for office as a BJP candidate.
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What we know about his career as a diplomat
The Times of India says that Sandhu became a member of the Indian Foreign Service in 1988. He worked as a minister all over the world, including in what was then the Soviet Union in 1990. Sandhu helped set up India’s embassy in Ukraine. From 1992 to 1994, he was in charge of the embassy’s political and administrative parts. Between 2011 and 2013, Sandhu was Consul General in Frankfurt, Germany. From January 2017 to January 2020, he was India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lankas.
He has also held important jobs at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, such as Joint Secretary (UN) from 2009 to 2011 and Joint Secretary (Administration) in the Human Resource Division.
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