NEW YORK (TIP): Ambassador Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, currently India’s Ambassador to Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, has been designated Ambassador to Romania. He is expected to take charge in mid-July.

Dr. Mohapatra is a 2000 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer. He was posted as the Ambassador of India to Guatemala in December 2021. His earlier postings have been Minister (Commerce), Embassy of India, Washington, July 2019-2021; Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, 2017-2019; Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of India, New York, 2014-2017; Counsellor, Embassy of India, Dhaka, 2013-2014; First Secretary, Embassy of India, Dhaka, 2011-2013; First Secretary, Embassy of India, Budapest, 2007-2011; Under Secretary handling relations with Bangladesh in Ministry of External Affairs, 2006- 2007; Third Secretary / Second Secretary, Embassy of India, Berlin, 2002-2006. Dr. Mohapatra holds a master’s in veterinary science (M.V.Sc.) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDIBM).

He is married to Mrs. Jyotirmayee Mohapatra, and they have two Children, Ms. Suhani Mohapatra and Rohan Mohapatra. Ambassador Mohapatra likes reading and travelling.