<Tr> <Th> Cadre Size </Th> <Td> 770 IFS officers but in total 2,700 personnel holding diplomatic rank (2016) (1) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Service Chief </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Foreign Secretary </Th> <Td> Vijay Keshav Gokhale, IFS </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Head of the Civil Services </Th> </Tr>

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