Harsh Vardhan Shringla, India's Ambassador to the US, has been appointed as the new Foreign Secretary.<br />''<br />''Mr Shringla is a 1984-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service. He will take over the charge of the foreign secretary on January 29 from incumbent Vijay Gokhale.<br />''<br />''The appointment has been cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. <br />''<br />''<br />