New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Seasoned diplomat Jayant Khobragade was on Tuesday appointed as India's next envoy to Spain.

Khobragade, a 1995 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is currently serving as India's ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the external affairs ministry said in a brief statement.

Khobragade will succeed Dinesh K Patnaik in Madrid.

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Patnaik is set to be India's new high commissioner to Canada.

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