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{{Short description|Permanent Representative of India to UN in New York}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| order = 24th
| office = Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
| prime_minister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor = [[Ruchira Kamboj]]
| term_start = 1 September 2024
| office2 = [[List of ambassadors of India to Germany|Ambassador of India to Germany]]
| term_start2 = 2021
| term_end2 = 2024
| predecessor2 = Mukta Dutta Tomar
| successor2 = [[Ajit Gupte]]
| office3 = [[List of ambassadors and high commissioners of India|Ambassador of India to Vietnam]]
| term_start3 = 2016
| term_end3 = 2019
| predecessor3 = [[Preeti Saran]]
| successor3 = [[Pranay Kumar Verma]]
| office4 = [[List of ambassadors and high commissioners of India|Ambassador of India to Palestine]]
| term_start4 = 1998
| term_end4 = 2000
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|04|07|df=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |title= Civil List of IFS officers|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/596303206/Civi-List-27-7-12#content=query:Harish,pageNum:23,indexOnPage:0,bestMatch:false |access-date= 3 December 2025|website=Scribd |language=en}}</ref>
| alma_mater = [[Osmania University]] ([[M.Tech]])<br>[[IIM Calcutta]]
| occupation = [[diplomat]]
| name = Harish Parvathaneni
| children = 2
| honorific_suffix = [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]]
| birth_place = [[India]]
| image = Parvathaneni Harish portrait.jpg
| caption =
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'''Harish Parvathaneni''' is an [[Indian People|Indian]] [[diplomat]] from the 1990 batch of [[Indian Foreign Service]] who is serving as [[Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations|Permanent Representative of India to United Nations in New York]] since 1 September 2024. He previously served as a [[List of ambassadors of India to Germany|Ambassador of India to Germany]] from 2021 until 2024 and [[List of ambassadors and high commissioners of India|Ambassador of India to Vietnam]] from 2016 to 2019.

== Education ==
Harish graduated as a gold medalist in mechanical engineering at [[University College of Engineering, Osmania University|Osmania University College of Engineering]] in Hyderabad and previously studied at the [[Indian Institute of Management Calcutta|Indian Institute of Management]] in Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Banerjee |first=Aveek |date=2024-08-14 |title=Parvathaneni Harish appointed as India's Permanent Representative to UN at New York: Who is he? |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/parvathaneni-harish-appointed-as-india-s-permanent-representative-to-un-at-new-york-germany-diplomatic-career-updates-2024-08-14-946914 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=India TV |language=en}}</ref> He also studied [[Arabic]] at the [[American University in Cairo|American University of Cairo]] and passed the exam with distinction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-14 |title=Seasoned Diplomat Parvathaneni Harish Appointed as India's Next Envoy to UN in New York |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!international/seasoned-diplomat-p-harish-appointed-as-indias-next-envoy-to-un-in-new-york-enn24081407878 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref>

== Early career ==
Harish joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-14 |title=P Harish appointed as India's Permanent Representative to United Nations |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/p-harish-appointed-as-indias-permanent-representative-to-united-nations/articleshow/112527735.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> He worked in Indian Embassy in [[Cairo]] (Egypt) and [[Riyadh]] (Saudi Arabia), and was India’s representative to the Palestinian Authority. He also worked for the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]]'s East Asia and External Publicity divisions.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=PTI |date=2024-08-14 |title=Parvathaneni Harish to be India's next ambassador to the United Nations in New York; Who is he? |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/p-harish-to-be-indias-next-envoy-to-un-in-new-york-12796961.html |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=The Moneycontrol}}</ref>

Harish served as joint secretary and officer on special duty to India's Vice President [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]] for a period of five years, beginning in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harish P |url=https://www.isb.edu/en/deccan-dialogue-2019/harish-p.html |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=ISB |language=en}}</ref> He served as India's Consul General in [[Houston]] from July 2012 till March 2016. Thereafter, Harish was India's ambassador to Vietnam (2016-2019) and during his tenure the bilateral relationship was upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Most recently, Harish served as India’s ambassador to Germany. During his tenure, both countries initiated a Green and Sustainable Development Partnership covering the government, business and industry.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-14 |title=Parvathaneni Harish appointed as India's Permanent Representative to U.N. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/parvathaneni-harish-appointed-as-indias-permanent-representative-to-un/article68524732.ece |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian Foreign Service officers]]
[[Category:Indian civil servants]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of India to Vietnam]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of India to Germany]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of India to Palestine]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Osmania University alumni]]
[[Category:Indian Institute of Management Calcutta alumni]]
[[Category:Indian Institutes of Management alumni]]
[[Category:Indian diplomats]]
[[Category:1968 births]]

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