Sripriya Ranganathan has served as Secretary (Consular, Passport, Visa and Diaspora Affairs) at the Ministry of External Affairs of India since January 2026. She previously served as Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea from 2018-2022, and thereafter as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in Washington, DC. Her early assignments abroad were in Ankara, Hong Kong, and Yangon. She headed the SAARC, Bangladesh and Myanmar, and Policy Planning Divisions. She has also served in the Divisions for Disarmament and International Security Affairs, for Administration, and for the Europe West. While at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, she contributed to India’s negotiations on trade in services at the World Trade Organization. She holds a master’s degree in history from the University of Delhi.