Gopal Baglay appointed Joint Secretary in PMO

NEW DELHI: Senior diplomat and external affairs ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay was on Friday appointed as Joint Secretary in the PMO. He has been appointed in place of Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who has been already named as India’s ambassador to Paris.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Baglay’s appointment to the post for three years, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training said.

The ACC has also approved that Kwatra and Baglay would work together in the PMO for an overlapping period of two weeks to facilitate smooth transition of work, it said.