Preeti Saran
Preeti Saran, born 5 September 1958,[10] is an Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre 1982 batch.[10] In December 2018, Saran was elected unopposed to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for a term from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022.[11]
Preeti Saran | |
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| Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, India | |
| In office March 2016[1] – 30 September 2018[2] | |
| Preceded by | Anil Wadhwa[3] |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Thakur Singh[2] |
| Indian Ambassador to Vietnam[4][5] | |
| In office September 2013 – March 2016[6] | |
| Succeeded by | P. Harish[7] |
| Consul General of India, Toronto[9] | |
| In office November 2008[8] – August 2013[8] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1958[10] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Pankaj Saran |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi[1] |
| Occupation | IFS |
| Profession | Civil Servant |
Personal lifeEdit
Preeti Saran holds a B.A. (Honours) degree and Master of Arts degree in English from the Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi. She is married to Pankaj Saran,[12] who also belongs to the Indian Foreign Service[1] They have two sons.[13] and is the incumbent Deputy National Security Adviser of India.[14]
CareerEdit
She joined the Indian Foreign Service in August 1982. She has served in Indian missions at Moscow, Dhaka, Cairo, Geneva, Toronto and Vietnam.[15] Saran was the Consul General of India at Toronto and the Indian Ambassador to Vietnam.[15] She served as the Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, India from March 2016 to 30 September 2018.[16]
From 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022, Saran will be a member of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for a term from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022.[11] She also acts as a mentor to Center for Strategic and Foreign Relations at Vision India Foundation.[17]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "MEA | About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (East)". 31 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20180829200726/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vijay-thakur-made-mea-secretary/article24566692.ece
- ↑ "Anil Wadhwa is India's next envoy to Italy". Uniindia.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Preeti Saran". AIYD. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Smt. Preeti Saran appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam". Mea.gov.in. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Ambassadors to Afghanistan, Vietnam appointed secretaries in MEA – The Sen Times". Tkbsen.in. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Sorry for the inconvenience". Mea.gov.in. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20180903153412/https://www.mea.gov.in/se.htm
- ↑ Canadian Parvasi (17 July 2017). "Reception for former Indian Consul General Preeti Saran". Canadianparvasi.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20181209172958/https://www.news18.com/news/india/former-indian-diplomat-preeti-saran-elected-to-uns-socio-economic-cultural-panel-1963085.html
- ↑ IANS (27 November 2015). "Pankaj Saran named India's new ambassador to Russia | Business Standard News". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Ambassador". Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20181006155819/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/centre-s-naga-talks-interlocutor-rn-ravi-becomes-deputy-national-security-advisor/story-hZGPfqryioWMZKcmaDdxhJ.html
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "MEA | About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (East)". Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20181006160730/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/vijay-thakur-made-mea-secretary/article24567772.ece
- ↑ https://visionindiafoundation.com/aboutus/team/