List of ambassadors of India to the United States
| Head of mission (HOM) | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Asaf Ali | 1947 | 1948 |
| Benegal Rama Rau | 1948 | 1949 |
| Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | 1949 | 1951 |
| Binay Ranjan Sen | 1951 | 1952 |
| Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta | 1952 | 1958 |
| M. C. Chagla | 1958 | 1961 |
| Braj Kumar Nehru | 1961 | 1968 |
| Ali Yavar Jung | 1968 | 1970 |
| Lakshmi Kant Jha | 1970 | 1973 |
| T. N. Kaul | 1973 | 1976 |
| Kewal Singh | 1976 | 1977 |
| Nanabhoy Palkhivala | 1977 | 1979 |
| K. R. Narayanan | 1980 | 1984 |
| Katyayani Shankar Bajpai | 1984 | 1986 |
| P. K. Kaul | 1986 | 1989 |
| Karan Singh | 1989 | 1990 |
| Abid Hussain | 1990 | 1992 |
| Siddhartha Shankar Ray | 1992 | 1996 |
| Naresh Chandra | 1996 | 2001 |
| Lalit Mansingh | 2001 | 2004 |
| Ronen Sen | 2004 | 2009 |
| Meera Shankar | 2009 | 2011 |
| Nirupama Rao | 2011 | 2013 |
| Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | 2013 | 2015 |
| Arun Kumar Singh | 2015 | 2016 |
| Navtej Sarna | 2016 | 2018 |
| Harsh Vardhan Shringla | 2019 | 2020 |
| Taranjit Singh Sandhu | February 6, 2020 | Incumbent |
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