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{{Short description|Indian diplomat (born 1961)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = File:The_Ambassador-designate_of_India_to_Russia,_Shri_D.B._Venkatesh_Verma_meeting_with_the_President_of_India,_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan.jpg
| caption = D.B. Venkatesh Verma meeting with the President of India, [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| office = [[List of ambassadors of India to Russia|Ambassador of India to Russia]]
| office2 = Ambassador of India to Spain
| successor2 = Sanjay Verma
| predecessor = [[Pankaj Saran]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|10|16}}
| successor = [[Pavan Kapoor]]
| term_start = 2019
| term_end = 2021
| term_end2 = 2019
| term_start2 = 2017
| alma_mater = [[Nizam College]]<br>[[Osmania University]]<br>[[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]
}}

'''D. Bala Venkatesh Varma''' is a retired Indian [[diplomat]] of [[Indian Foreign Service]] who served as the [[List of Ambassadors of India to Russia|Ambassador of India to Russia]] from 2019 toq 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2012-01-06 |title=S.K. Singh award for nuclear trouble-shooter Venkatesh Varma |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sk-singh-award-for-nuclear-troubleshooter-venkatesh-varma/article2781321.ece |access-date=2023-06-15 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-08-14 |title=D Bala Venkatesh Varma appointed Ambassador to Russia |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/d-bala-venkatesh-varma-appointed-ambassador-to-russia-118081401637_1.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-23 |title=Ex-envoy in Moscow D B Venkatesh Varma is expert at Explained event |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ex-envoy-in-moscow-d-b-venkatesh-varma-is-expert-at-explained-event-8167538/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Education ==
He studied at the [[Hyderabad Public School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alumni Relations – The Hyderabad Public School |url=https://hpsbegumpet.org.in/relations/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |language=en-US}}</ref> He completed a BA from [[Nizam College]] in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Somasekhar |first=M. |date=2021-06-18 |title=Hyderabadi diplomat Nagaraj Naidu gets important role in UN General Assembly |url=https://www.siasat.com/hyderabadi-diplomat-nagaraj-naidu-gets-important-role-in-un-general-assembly-2152514/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> Varma has an MPhil from the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Amb. D.B.Venkatesh Varma {{!}} GCSP |url=https://www.gcsp.ch/our-experts/amb-dbvenkatesh-varma |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=www.gcsp.ch}}</ref>

== Career ==
He joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1988. Between 2004 and 2007, he worked at the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] and was part of the Indian negotiating team during the negotiations for the [[India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

In 2017, he was appointed the Indian envoy to Spain.

In 2019, he was appointed the Indian envoy to Russia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-02 |title=MEA reshuffle: Venkatesh Varma to be India's envoy to Russia |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mea-reshuffle-venkatesh-varma-to-be-india-s-envoy-to-russia/story-Q2huhoQmlwnEUSazxNpYtJ.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Venkatesh Varma new envoy to Russia |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/venkatesh-varma-new-envoy-to-russia-637331}}</ref> Varma oversaw the assistance to Indian nationals during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chaudhury |first=Dipanjan Roy |date=2020-04-22 |title=Indian Embassies undertake herculean task of community outreach |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/indian-embassies-undertake-herculean-task-of-community-outreach/articleshow/75285784.cms |access-date=2023-06-15 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> He retired in 2021.

== Awards ==
In 2010, he received the S. K. Singh Award.<ref name=":0" />

== Personal life ==
Varma is married and has one daughter.<ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Ambassadors of India to Russia]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of India to Spain]]
[[Category:Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni]]
[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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