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'''Sheel Kant Sharma''' was the ninth Secretary General of the [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation]] (SAARC), serving from 2008 to 2011. He is an expert on energy, and was formerly Indian [[envoy (title)|envoy]] to [[Austria]].<br />
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==Academic background==<br />
[[Master of Science]] ([[Nuclear Physics]]) from [[Indian Institute of Technology]] (IIT), [[Mumbai]] (1971).<br />
[[Ph.D.]] ([[High Energy Physics]]) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai (1974).<br />
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Professional Background: <br />
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|July 1973 || Joined [[Indian Foreign Service]] <br />
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| 1976-77 || Served as Third Secretary/Second Secretary in [[Kuwait]]/[[Saudi Arabia]] <br />
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| 1978-81 || Under Secretary in the [[Middle East]] desk, Ministry of External Affairs covering at various stages countries from [[Iran]], [[Iraq]] to [[North Africa]] <br />
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| 1981-82 || Fellow in the [[Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses|Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses]] (IDSA), [[N. Delhi]] <br />
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| 1982-83 || Deputy Secretary (North), Ministry of External Affairs, dealing with [[Nepal]] and [[Bhutan]]. <br />
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| 1983-86 || First Secretary (Disarmament), Permanent Mission of [[India]], [[Geneva]] and Alternate Representative of India to [[UN Conference on Disarmament]]. <br />
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| 1986-89 || Counsellor and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, [[Algiers]] <br />
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| 1989-91 || Director (United Nations Division) and Disarmament Head, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi <br />
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| 1991-94 || Joint Secretary (South & Disarmament), Ministry of External Affairs in-charge of India's relations with [[ASEAN]], [[Indo-China]] and [[Oceania|South Pacific]]. <br />
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| 1994-2000 || Seconded to the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]], [[Vienna]] for the post of senior professional in External Relations & Policy Coordination Division, for a job as international civil servant. <br />
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| Sept.2000 - July 2003 || Returned to MEA in India as Joint Secretary (Disarmament & International Security Affairs), covering all disarmament issues, bilateral security dialogues and dialogues on nuclear non-proliferation, export controls and defence Cooperation, security forums such as ARF, CICA, UNSC and other ad hoc groupings on security issues such as Pugwash. <br />
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| July 2003 - July 2004 || Additional Secretary (International Organisations), Ministry of External Affairs with previous charge expanded to include other international organisations. <br />
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| 28 July 2004 - February 2008 || Ambassador of India to Austria and Permanent Representative of India to all international organisations in Vienna. <br />
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| 1 March 2008 - 28 February 2011 || Secretary General of SAARC. <br />
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==Publications==<br />
Research articles co-authored in [[Physical Review-D]] (1971), [[Physical Review Letters]] (1972) <br />
Articles in newspapers and periodicals ([[Times of India]], Mainstream and Sunday) during 1981-82 on nuclear disarmament issues <br />
As Member of the UN Study Group on Verification (1989–91) co-authored the UN Report on Verification in 1991<br />
As Member of the UN Study Group on Defensive Security Concepts (1991–93), co-authored the UN Report on Defensive Security Concepts <br />
Wrote a [[UNIDIR]] Monograph on Verification of Fissile Materials Cut-Off and Non-use of Nuclear Weapons (1992)<br />
Article in the [[IAEA Bulletin]] - 1995<br />
Paper presented at the Pugwash Conference on Energy in [[Malta]] (1995) <br />
Co-authored UN panel's report on missile in all their aspects in 2002 <br />
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Conferences attended as representative of India/delegate: <br />
Non-Aligned Summit, New Delhi (1983)<br />
[[Kuala Lumpur]] (2003), [[Annual Six Nation Summits on Nuclear Disarmament]] (1985–89)<br />
Conference on Disarmament (1983–86)<br />
[[United Nations General Assembly]] (1983–86, 2000- 2003) <br />
[[U.N. Disarmament Commission]] (1984–86, 2001)<br />
UN Conference Rio+5 (1997)<br />
IAEA General Conference (1994–99) and since 2004<br />
International Conferences on Nuclear and Energy Issues (1994–99) <br />
ARF Ministerial Meetings (2000–04) <br />
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Languages: [[French language|French]] and [[Arabic language|Arabic]] <br />
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==References==<br />
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*http://www.topnews.in/former-Indian-envoy-sheel-kant-sharma-takes-over-new-saarc-chief-223633 -<br />
*http://www.g77.org/vienna/CVSHARMA.htm -<br />
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