Atul Keshap is a retired American diplomat and career United States Foreign Service Officer from Virginia who serves at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as the President of the U.S.- India Business Council since January 2022.

From 2012–2013, Keshap served as the United States Senior Official for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), a trade body whose members generate 55 percent of global GDP.

From 2010 to 2012, Keshap worked with Assistant Secretary of State Robert O. Blake as Director of the Office of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, and Bhutan Affairs in the State Department’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, managing U.S. foreign policy toward a strategically important region that comprises a fifth of the world's population.

Keshap was posted as Deputy Minister Counselor for Political Affairs at the United States Embassy in New Delhi from 2005 to 2008, where he served as one of Ambassador David Mulford’s principal advisors on the U.S.-India civilian nuclear energy cooperation initiative.

He also worked to implement the broader strategic partnership with India at all levels in close coordination with the Indian government while managing a large political reporting and outreach team.

[4] From 2003-2004, Keshap served as director for North African and Middle Eastern Regional Affairs on the National Security Council staff in the Executive Office of the President.

While there, he was responsible for recommendations to President Bush and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice on policy formulation for five countries in North Africa.

As Country Desk Officer for the United Arab Emirates and Qatar from 2000-2002, he contributed to efforts to secure much-needed basing rights following September 11.

"[7] Under Keshap, the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC), which works to strengthen commercial ties between U.S and India, has seen the launch of numerous new initiatives vital to the India-U.

[9][10] The event witnessed high-level government involvement, participation of 25 U.S. and Indian start-ups, and a day long exhibition featuring new innovations in defense technology.

USIBC regularly convenes government, industry and thought leaders in the U.S.-India Corridor to improve India-U.S. trade, commercial, economic and defense ties.

In March 2024, Keshap spoke to journalist Smita Prakash about a wide spectrum of issues, including his experience as a U.S. diplomat to India and insights into growing India-U.S.