Preeti Saran
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[8] | |
| In office November 2008[9] – August 2013[9] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1958[10] |
| Spouse | Pankaj Saran |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi[1] |
| Occupation | IFS |
| Profession | Civil Servant |
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 which was extended for up to December 2026.[11]
Personal life
[edit]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 belonged to the Indian Foreign Service[1] and has served as Deputy National Security Adviser of India.[13] They have two sons.[14]
Career
[edit]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 which was extended till December 2026.[11] She also acts as a mentor to Center for Strategic and Foreign Relations at Vision India Foundation.[17]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "MEA | About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (East)". 31 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Vijay Thakur made MEA Secretary - the Hindu". www.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ "Anil Wadhwa is India's next envoy to Italy". Uniindia.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Preeti Saran". AIYD. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Sorry for the inconvenience". Mea.gov.in. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ Canadian Parvasi (17 July 2017). "Reception for former Indian Consul General Preeti Saran". Canadianparvasi.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- 1 2 "MEA | About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (East)". www.mea.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Archived copy" (PDF). mea.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - 1 2 "Former Indian Diplomat Preeti Saran Elected to UN's Socio-Economic, Cultural Panel - News18". www.news18.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ IANS (27 November 2015). "Pankaj Saran named India's new ambassador to Russia | Business Standard News". Business Standard India. Business-standard.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Centre's Naga talks interlocutor RN Ravi becomes Deputy National Security Advisor | india news | Hindustan Times". www.hindustantimes.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ "Ambassador". Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- 1 2 "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) - ↑ "Vijay Thakur made MEA Secretary - NATIONAL - the Hindu". www.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ "Team | Vision India Foundation". 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2019.