Outgoing Ambassador Shringla calls on Trump before leaving for India

It is probably the first time that a US President has met an outgoing Indian Ambassador, which experts say is a reflection of the significance Trump attaches to the India-US partnership. “Amb Harsh Shringla, who is proceeding to New Delhi to take up his assignment as Foreign Secretary, called on Trump at Oval Office of the White House and thanked him for his steadfast support for strengthening the India-US strategic partnership,” the Indian embassy in Washington DC said. 

On Sunday morning, Shringla tweeted, “A final goodbye”, along with his pictures, one in the lawns of India House – the official residence – and another at the entrance of the Indian Embassy in downtown Washington DC.