Preeti Saran

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[9]
In office
November 2008[8] – August 2013[8]
Personal details
Born (1958-09-05) 5 September 1958 (age 65)[10]
NationalityIndian
SpousePankaj Saran
Children2 sons
Alma materLady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi[1]
OccupationIFS
ProfessionCivil 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.[11]

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] and is the incumbent Deputy National Security Adviser of India.[13] They have two sons.[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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  3. ^ "Anil Wadhwa is India's next envoy to Italy". Uniindia.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Preeti Saran". AIYD. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Sorry for the inconvenience". Mea.gov.in. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  8. ^ a b "MEA | About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (East)". www.mea.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b c "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)
  11. ^ a b "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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Ambassador". Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  15. ^ a b "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)
  16. ^ "Vijay Thakur made MEA Secretary - NATIONAL - the Hindu". www.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Team | Vision India Foundation". 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2019.