List of Ambassadors of India to Vietnam
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The ambassador of India to Vietnam is the chief diplomatic representative of India to Vietnam, housed in the Indian Embassy located at 58-60 Tran Hung Dao Street, Cua Nam Ward, Hanoi, Vietnam.[1]
| Ambassador of India to Vietnam | |
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Incumbent since September 2025Tshering W. Sherpa | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Type | Ambassador |
| Member of | Indian Foreign Service |
| Reports to | Ministry of External Affairs |
| Seat | Embassy of India, Hanoi |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | No fixed tenure |
| Website | Indian Ambassador to Vietnam |
The embassy is headed by the Ambassador,[2] while a Consulate located in Ho Chi Minh City is headed by a Consul.[3]
List of Indian ambassadors
The following people have served as Ambassadors to Vietnam.[4]
| S. No. | Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sisir Gupta | December 1972 | July 1975 |
| 2 | C. R. Gharekhan | August 1975 | January 1977 |
| 3 | M. R. Sivaramakrishnan | February 1977 | October 1979 |
| 4 | G. Raj | November 1979 | October 1981 |
| 5 | Kuldip Sahdev | November 1981 | January 1985 |
| 6 | Pushkar Johari | January 1985 | May 1988 |
| 7 | A. B. Patwardhan | June 1988 | December 1988 |
| 8 | J. C. Sharma | March 1989 | August 1992 |
| 9 | S. L. Malik | August 1992 | December 1996 |
| 10 | Aftab Seth | January 1997 | September 2000 |
| 11 | Saurabh Kumar | October 2000 | August 2003 |
| 12 | N. Ravi | January 2004 | January 2006 |
| 13 | Lal T. Muana | December 2006 | June 2010 |
| 14 | Ranjit Rae | June 2010 | August 2013 |
| 15 | Preeti Saran | September 2013 | February 2016 |
| 16 | Parvathaneni Harish | April 2016 | June 2019 |
| 17 | Pranay Verma | July 2019 | September 2022 |
| 18 | Sandeep Arya | October 2022 | September 2025 |
| 19 | Tshering W. Sherpa[5] | September 2025 | Incumbent |