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{{short description|Indian diplomat}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Consul General of India NYC Sandeep Chakravorty.jpg
| caption = Chakravorty in 2019
| office1 = [[List of ambassadors of India to Indonesia|Ambassador of India to Indonesia]]
| term_start1 = August 2023
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Manoj Bharti]]
| successor1 =
| office2 = [[List of ambassadors of India to Peru|Ambassador of India to Peru]]
| term_start2 = 10 July 2015
| term_end2 = 2 August 2017
| predecessor2 = [[Manpreet Vohra]]
| successor2 = [[Mandarapu Subbarayudu]]
| occupation = [[Indian Foreign Service]]
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| honorific_suffix = [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]]
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'''Sandeep Chakravorty''' is the [[List of ambassadors of India to Indonesia|Ambassador of India to Indonesia]]. He is the former Ambassador of India to Peru.

== Early life and education ==
Sandeep Chakravorty was born on April 5, 1968.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf |title=CIVIL LIST of the Indian Foreign Service (As on April 01, 2013) |last=GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of External Affairs Office of the Joint Secretary [Administration] |year=2013 |format=pdf |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf|archive-date=2018-04-22}}</ref> He holds a postgraduate degree in Forestry Management, as well as a Master's degree in Advanced Studies in International and European Security from [[Geneva University]] and a Master's degree in Sociology.

== Career ==
Prior to joining the Indian Foreign Service, he worked for over five years in non-profit organizations in India, focusing on environment and sustainable development projects. He has a long-standing interest in conservation and sustainability issues involving forests, mangroves, and wildlife.<ref name=":1" />

Chakravorty joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1996.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.indianembassyjakarta.gov.in/profile |website=[[Embassy of India, Jakarta]] |language=en-in |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423140153/https://www.indianembassyjakarta.gov.in/profile |archive-date=2024-04-23 |access-date=2024-11-24}}</ref> He served as the Deputy High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh (July 2012),<ref name=":0" /> [[Ambassador of India to Peru]] with concurrent accreditation to Bolivia (July 2015 to August 2017),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Ambassadors |url=https://www.eoilima.gov.in/page/former-ambassadors/ |website=Embassy of India, Lima, Peru |language=en-in |url-status=live |access-date=2024-11-24 |archive-date=2024-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418101304/https://www.eoilima.gov.in/page/former-ambassadors/ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandeep Chakravorty concurrently accredited as next Ambassador of India to the Plurinational State of Bolivia |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/rajya-sabha.htm?dtl/25775/Sandeep+Chakravorty+concurrently+accredited+as+next+Ambassador+of+India+to+the+Plurinational+State+of+Bolivia |website=[[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India]] |date=2015-08-31 |language=en-in |url-status=live |access-date=2024-11-24}}</ref> and Consul General in New York (August 2017 to 2020).<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Transformation in India-U.S. Relations: A Conversation with Consul General Sandeep Chakravorty |url=https://global.rutgers.edu/the-transformation-in-india-us-relations |website=[[Rutgers University|Rutgers]] |date=2019-04-03 |language=en-US |url-status=live |access-date=2024-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandeep Chakravorty |url=https://indianeconomy.columbia.edu/directory/sandeep-chakravorty |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250514182622/https://indianeconomy.columbia.edu/directory/sandeep-chakravorty |archive-date=2025-05-14 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=Columbia University in the City of New York |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Consul General |url=https://www.indiainnewyork.gov.in/pages?id=Vy80RENjZGxxTTNDOHN5VkRJSGlJUT09&subid=bFZHcDF0alhzWTYvZGtYZTc1ZyswUT09 |website=Consulate General of India, New York (USA) |language=en-in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006160601/https://www.indiainnewyork.gov.in/pages?id=Vy80RENjZGxxTTNDOHN5VkRJSGlJUT09&subid=bFZHcDF0alhzWTYvZGtYZTc1ZyswUT09 |archive-date=2019-10-06}}</ref> He has also served in Indian missions in Spain and Colombia.<ref name=":1" />

On July 21, 2023, he was appointed as the [[List of ambassadors of India to Indonesia|Ambassador of India to Indonesia]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shri Sandeep Chakravorty appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Indonesia |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/36871/Shri+Sandeep+Chakravorty+appointed+as+the+next+Ambassador+of+India+to+the+Republic+of+Indonesia |website=[[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India]] |date=2023-07-21 |language=en-in |url-status=live |access-date=2024-11-24}}</ref> with concurrent accreditation to Timor-Leste.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-08 |title=Shri Sandeep Chakravorty concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/37245/Shri+Sandeep+Chakravorty+concurrently+accredited+as+the+next+Ambassador+of+India+to+the+Democratic+Republic+of+TimorLeste |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111011150/https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/37245/Shri+Sandeep+Chakravorty+concurrently+accredited+as+the+next+Ambassador+of+India+to+the+Democratic+Republic+of+TimorLeste |archive-date=2023-11-11 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=[[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India]] |language=en-in}}</ref> Previously, he served for three years as Joint Secretary (Europe West) at the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]], handling India's relations with Europe and the European Union.<ref name=":1" /> On October 23, he presented his credentials to the President of Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Translation |first=Office of Assistant to Deputy Cabinet Secretary for State Documents & |date=2023-10-23 |title=President Jokowi Receives Credentials from 12 Ambassadors of Friendly Countries |url=https://setkab.go.id/en/president-jokowi-receives-credentials-from-12-ambassadors-of-friendly-countries/ |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=Sekretariat Kabinet Republik Indonesia}}</ref> On December 20, he presented his credentials to the President of Timor-Leste.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian envoy Sandeep Chakravorty presents credentials to Timor Leste President |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/indian-envoy-sandeep-chakravorty-presents-credentials-to-timor-leste-president20231220152907/ |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:University of Geneva alumni]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of India to Peru]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of India to Indonesia]]
[[Category:Indian Foreign Service officers]]

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