NEW DELHI: Dinesh Bhatia, an Indian Foreign Service officer from the 1992 batch, has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to Brazil, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

Bhatia is currently serving as the Ambassador of India to Argentina, a position he assumed on August 21, 2019. His accreditation also extended to Uruguay and Paraguay until February 2022. Prior to this, he served as the Consul General of India in Toronto and as Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Liberia. Additionally, he has held various positions in Indian missions abroad, including in Madrid, Kathmandu, and Kuwait.

Bhatia was seconded by the government to the Department of Atomic Energy in Mumbai and also served as Private Secretary to the Tourism Minister of India. He has worked in various divisions of the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi.

A 1992 Indian Foreign Service recruit, Bhatia received training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, and the Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi. He is an alumnus of the National Defence College (NDC) and participated in the 4th Joint Civil-Military Course on National Security at LBSNAA.

Bhatia holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication from Delhi College of Engineering. Before joining the Civil Service, he worked in the private sector. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers and a member of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers.