Preeti Saran

Preeti Saran, born 5 September 1958,[10] is an Indian diplomat who joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1982.[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
Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, India
In office
March 2016[1] – 30 September 2018[2]
Preceded byAnil Wadhwa[3]
Succeeded byVijay Thakur Singh[2]
Indian Ambassador to Vietnam[4][5]
In office
September 2013 – March 2016[6]
Succeeded byP. Harish[7]
Consul General of India, Toronto[8]
In office
November 2008[9] – August 2013[9]
Personal details
Born (1958-09-05) 5 September 1958[10]
NationalityIndian
Spouse(s)Pankaj Saran
Children2 sons
Alma materLady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi[1]
OccupationDiplomat IFS

Personal life

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]

Career

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]

References
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  6. "Ambassadors to Afghanistan, Vietnam appointed secretaries in MEA – The Sen Times". Tkbsen.in. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. "Sorry for the inconvenience". Mea.gov.in. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  8. Canadian Parvasi (17 July 2017). "Reception for former Indian Consul General Preeti Saran". Canadianparvasi.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903153412/https://www.mea.gov.in/se.htm
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf
  11. 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
  12. IANS (27 November 2015). "Pankaj Saran named India's new ambassador to Russia | Business Standard News". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  13. "Ambassador". Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  14. 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. "MEA | About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (East)". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. https://web.archive.org/web/20181006160730/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/vijay-thakur-made-mea-secretary/article24567772.ece
  17. https://visionindiafoundation.com/aboutus/team/
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