Former diplomat Jawed Ashraf appointed ITPO chairman

Former diplomat Jawed Ashraf has been appointed as the chairman of the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), according to a Personnel Ministry order.

Ashraf is a 1991 batch (retired) Indian Foreign Service officer.

He has been appointed as the chairman on a contract basis for a period of two years from the date of assumption of the charge of the post or until further orders, the order dated November 19 said. As a career diplomat, Ashraf served as India's envoy to Singapore and France, among other nations.