Manpreet Vohra
{{Short description|Indian diplomat}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = High Commissioner of India to Australia
| term_start = 25 April 2021
| term_end = 31 December 2023
| office2 = Ambassador of India to Mexico
| term_end2 = 21 March 2021
| term_start2 = 7 July 2019
| predecessor2 = Muktesh Pardeshi
| successor2 =
| office3 = Ambassador of India to Afghanistan
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 = Vinay Kumar
| predecessor = A. Gitesh Sarma
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1963|12|28}}
| alma_mater = Panjab University
| successor = Gopal Baglay
| image = Manpreet_Vohra_(cropped).jpg
}}
File:Visita_protocolar_del_embajador_de_la_india_(6881246056).jpg
Manpreet Vohra (born 28 December 1963) is a retired Indian diplomat who served as the High Commissioner of India to Australia and various other nations.{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2021-03-01 |title=Manpreet Vohra appointed India’s High Commissioner to Australia |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manpreet-vohra-appointed-indias-high-commissioner-to-australia/article33962037.ece |access-date=2023-10-08 |issn=0971-751X}}
Early life and education
He graduated with a BA in economics, and later obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in International Trade, both from Panjab University.{{Cite web |title=High Commissioner Profile |url=https://www.hcicanberra.gov.in/page/amb-profile/#:~:text=Mr.&text=Ambassador%20Manpreet%20Vohra%20arrived%20in,Indian%20Foreign%20Service%20in%201988. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321170843/https://www.hcicanberra.gov.in/page/amb-profile/ |archive-date=2023-03-21 |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=High Commission of India, Canberra}}
Career
He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1988. After serving in various capacities at the Indian diplomatic missions in Hong Kong, China, Mongolia and United Kingdom, he was appointed as the Deputy High Commissioner to Kenya in 2005. In 2007, he was appointed the Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan, where he served till 2009.
Between 2009 and 2011, he served in the project office to establish the South Asian University.
He served as the Indian Ambassador to Peru and Bolivia between 2011 and 2015. In 2015, he was appointed the Indian envoy to Afghanistan.{{Cite news |date=2015-11-02 |title=Manpreet Vohra appointed India's new envoy to Afghanistan |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/manpreet-vohra-appointed-indias-new-envoy-to-afghanistan/articleshow/49631455.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-10-08 |issn=0013-0389}}
Between 2019 and 2021, he served as the Indian ambassador to Mexico, concurrently serving as the High Commissioner to Belize.{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Neha |date=2019-06-08 |title=Manpreet Vohra concurrently accredited as India's next High Commissioner to Belize |url=https://www.siasat.com/manpreet-vohra-concurrently-accredited-indias-next-high-commissioner-belize-1504702/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en-US}}
In 2021, he was appointed the Indian High Commissioner to Australia and served there till December 2023. He was succeeded by Gopal Baglay.{{Cite web |title=Indian envoy to EU tipped for Sri Lanka as Gopal Baglay goes to Canberra |url=https://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=92932 |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=www.adaderana.lk |language=en}}
Personal life
References
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Category:Indian Foreign Service officers
Category:Ambassadors of India to Afghanistan
Category:High commissioners of India to Australia
Category:High commissioners of India to Belize
Category:Ambassadors of India to Mexico
Category:Ambassadors of India to Peru
Category:Ambassadors of India to Bolivia