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'''Pooja Kapur''' is the [[India]]n [[Ambassador]] to the [[Denmark|Kingdom of Denmark]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Embassy of India, Copenhagen, Denmark : Ambassador Profile|url=https://www.indianembassycopenhagen.gov.in/page/amb-profile/|access-date=2021-03-27|website=www.indianembassycopenhagen.gov.in}}</ref> She was formerly the [[India]]n [[Ambassador]] to the [[Bulgaria|Republic of Bulgaria]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/28446/Pooja_Kapur_appointed_as_the_next_Ambassador_of_India_to_the_Republic_of_Bulgaria|title=Pooja Kapur appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Bulgaria|website=www.mea.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2017-07-23}}</ref> and the [[ | '''Pooja Kapur''' is the [[India]]n [[Ambassador]] to the [[Denmark|Kingdom of Denmark]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Embassy of India, Copenhagen, Denmark : Ambassador Profile|url=https://www.indianembassycopenhagen.gov.in/page/amb-profile/|access-date=2021-03-27|website=www.indianembassycopenhagen.gov.in}}</ref> She was formerly the [[India]]n [[Ambassador]] to the [[Bulgaria|Republic of Bulgaria]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/28446/Pooja_Kapur_appointed_as_the_next_Ambassador_of_India_to_the_Republic_of_Bulgaria|title=Pooja Kapur appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Bulgaria|website=www.mea.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2017-07-23}}</ref> and the [[North Macedonia|Republic of North Macedonia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/29000/Pooja+Kapur+concurrently+accredited+as+the+next+Ambassador+of+India+to+the+Republic+of+Macedonia|title=Pooja Kapur concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Macedonia|website=www.mea.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2017-12-17}}</ref> | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
Pooja Kapur joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1996. She has served at the Indian Embassies in [[Paris]] and [[Brussels]] (accredited to the [[European Union|EU]], [[Belgium]] and [[Luxembourg]]) and the Indian High Commissions in [[London]] and [[Kuala Lumpur]]. In the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]], [[New Delhi]], she has held charges pertaining to India's relationship with [[Western Europe]], [[Southeast Asia|South East Asia]], the [[United Nations]] and the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], including heading the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]] Multilateral Division.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/05/12/pooja-kapur-is-new-indian-ambassador-to-bulgaria-and-macedonia/|title=Pooja Kapur is new Indian Ambassador to Bulgaria and Macedonia|date=2017-05-12|website=The Sofia Globe|access-date=2017-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720020107/http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/05/12/pooja-kapur-is-new-indian-ambassador-to-bulgaria-and-macedonia/|archive-date=20 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indembsofia.org/eoi.php?id=Ambassador|title=Embassy of India, Sofia, Bulgaria : Ambassador Profile|website=www.indembsofia.org|language=en|access-date=2017-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731070906/http://www.indembsofia.org/eoi.php?id=Ambassador|archive-date=31 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> She assumed charge as [[Ambassador]] of [[India]] to the [[Bulgaria|Republic of Bulgaria]] in July 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indembsofia.org/news_detail.php?id=36|title=Embassy of India, Sofia, Bulgaria : News - Presentation of Credentials by H.E. Ms. Pooja Kapur, Ambassador of India to H.E. Mr. Rumen Radev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria, 17 July 2017.|website=www.indembsofia.org|language=en|access-date=2017-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731071850/http://www.indembsofia.org/news_detail.php?id=36|archive-date=31 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Macedonia in November 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indembsofia.org/news_detail.php?id=61|title=Embassy of India, Sofia, Bulgaria : News - Ambassador Pooja Kapur presented her credentials to H.E. President Gjorge Ivanov of Macedonia at the Presidential Palace in Skopje on 24 November 2017|website=www.indembsofia.org|language=en|access-date=2017-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101013410/http://www.indembsofia.org/news_detail.php?id=61|archive-date=1 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pooja Kapur assumed charge as Ambassador of India to the [[Denmark|Kingdom of Denmark]] in March 2021.<ref name=":1" /> | Pooja Kapur joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]] in 1996. She has served at the Indian Embassies in [[Paris]] and [[Brussels]] (accredited to the [[European Union|EU]], [[Belgium]] and [[Luxembourg]]) and the Indian High Commissions in [[London]] and [[Kuala Lumpur]]. In the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]], [[New Delhi]], she has held charges pertaining to India's relationship with [[Western Europe]], [[Southeast Asia|South East Asia]], the [[United Nations]] and the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], including heading the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]] Multilateral Division.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/05/12/pooja-kapur-is-new-indian-ambassador-to-bulgaria-and-macedonia/|title=Pooja Kapur is new Indian Ambassador to Bulgaria and Macedonia|date=2017-05-12|website=The Sofia Globe|access-date=2017-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720020107/http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/05/12/pooja-kapur-is-new-indian-ambassador-to-bulgaria-and-macedonia/|archive-date=20 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indembsofia.org/eoi.php?id=Ambassador|title=Embassy of India, Sofia, Bulgaria : Ambassador Profile|website=www.indembsofia.org|language=en|access-date=2017-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731070906/http://www.indembsofia.org/eoi.php?id=Ambassador|archive-date=31 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> She assumed charge as [[Ambassador]] of [[India]] to the [[Bulgaria|Republic of Bulgaria]] in July 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indembsofia.org/news_detail.php?id=36|title=Embassy of India, Sofia, Bulgaria : News - Presentation of Credentials by H.E. Ms. Pooja Kapur, Ambassador of India to H.E. Mr. Rumen Radev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria, 17 July 2017.|website=www.indembsofia.org|language=en|access-date=2017-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731071850/http://www.indembsofia.org/news_detail.php?id=36|archive-date=31 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of North Macedonia in November 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indembsofia.org/news_detail.php?id=61|title=Embassy of India, Sofia, Bulgaria : News - Ambassador Pooja Kapur presented her credentials to H.E. President Gjorge Ivanov of Macedonia at the Presidential Palace in Skopje on 24 November 2017|website=www.indembsofia.org|language=en|access-date=2017-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101013410/http://www.indembsofia.org/news_detail.php?id=61|archive-date=1 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pooja Kapur assumed charge as Ambassador of India to the [[Denmark|Kingdom of Denmark]] in March 2021.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
She was adjudged a [[LinkedIn]] Top Voice 2018, and was the only diplomat to make the list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-voices-2018-india-linkedin-editors-india-|title=LinkedIn Top Voices 2018: India|website=www.linkedin.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/it-minister-among-linkedins-top-25-voices-for-india/1420634|title=IT minister among LinkedIn's top 25 voices for India|website=Outlook (India)|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref> | She was adjudged a [[LinkedIn]] Top Voice 2018, and was the only diplomat to make the list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-voices-2018-india-linkedin-editors-india-|title=LinkedIn Top Voices 2018: India|website=www.linkedin.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/it-minister-among-linkedins-top-25-voices-for-india/1420634|title=IT minister among LinkedIn's top 25 voices for India|website=Outlook (India)|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref> | ||
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| Education | University of Oxford; École nationale d'administration; University of Delhi |
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Pooja Kapur is the Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark.[1] She was formerly the Indian Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria[2] and the Republic of North Macedonia.[3]
Career[edit | edit source]
Pooja Kapur joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1996. She has served at the Indian Embassies in Paris and Brussels (accredited to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg) and the Indian High Commissions in London and Kuala Lumpur. In the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, she has held charges pertaining to India's relationship with Western Europe, South East Asia, the United Nations and the Commonwealth, including heading the ASEAN Multilateral Division.[4][5] She assumed charge as Ambassador of India to the Republic of Bulgaria in July 2017,[6] and was concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of North Macedonia in November 2017.[7] Pooja Kapur assumed charge as Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Denmark in March 2021.[1]
She was adjudged a LinkedIn Top Voice 2018, and was the only diplomat to make the list.[8][9]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Pooja Kapur was a Chevening Scholar at the University of Oxford.[10] She also has a Masters in Public Administration from the École nationale d’administration in Paris as well as a Bachelors and Masters in Political Science from the University of Delhi.[5] A university topper and recipient of several academic scholarships and awards, she is fluent in English, French and Hindi.[5]
Pooja Kapur is the daughter of an Indian Administrative Service officer. She is married to Ashwani Aggarwal and they have a teenage son.[1]
Publications[edit | edit source]
Pooja Kapur is a published author, having co-authored her first book on politics at the age of twenty.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Embassy of India, Copenhagen, Denmark : Ambassador Profile". www.indianembassycopenhagen.gov.in. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ↑ "Pooja Kapur appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Bulgaria". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ "Pooja Kapur concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Macedonia". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pooja Kapur is new Indian Ambassador to Bulgaria and Macedonia". The Sofia Globe. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Embassy of India, Sofia, Bulgaria : Ambassador Profile". www.indembsofia.org. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ "Embassy of India, Sofia, Bulgaria : News - Presentation of Credentials by H.E. Ms. Pooja Kapur, Ambassador of India to H.E. Mr. Rumen Radev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria, 17 July 2017". www.indembsofia.org. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ↑ "Embassy of India, Sofia, Bulgaria : News - Ambassador Pooja Kapur presented her credentials to H.E. President Gjorge Ivanov of Macedonia at the Presidential Palace in Skopje on 24 November 2017". www.indembsofia.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ↑ "LinkedIn Top Voices 2018: India". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ↑ "IT minister among LinkedIn's top 25 voices for India". Outlook (India). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ↑ "UNIVERSITY OF DELHI Alumni Newsmagazine" (PDF). University of Delhi. 2017.
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