Jawed Ashraf
Chairman, India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)
Jawed Ashraf is the Chairman of the International Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO). He is a former High Commissioner of India to Singapore from 2016 to 2020 and Ambassador of India to France and Monaco from 2020 to December 2024. In New Delhi, he held various positions in the Americas Division, including as the Head of the Division, in the Ministry of External Affairs. He served as Joint Secretary (senior staff adviser) in the Prime Minister’s Office with former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the portfolio comprising foreign policy, defence, national security, atomic energy, space and briefly, science and technology.
