Manjeev Singh Puri (Punjabi:ਮੰਜੀਵਸਿੰਘਪੁਰੀ) is a retired Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre and the former Ambassador of India to Nepal. [2]
He has an MBA and did his B.A. (Honours) in Economics from St. Stephen's College,Delhi
Manjeev Singh Puri joined the Indian Foreign Service in the year 1982 and in the course of his diplomatic career spanning over 36 years,he has served in different capacity in Indian Missions abroad and in the India's Foreign Ministry including a number of multilateral organizations such as the United Nations,European Union etc. [3]
In Delhi,he has served as Joint Secretary (UN- Economic &Social) and Deputy Chief of Protocol in the India's Foreign Ministry. [4] Prior to becoming India's Ambassador to Nepal, [5] he has served as Ambassador of India in Brussels from 2014-2017 and as Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN in New York from 2009 to 2013. [6]
He serves on the advisory board of The Energy and Resources Institute. [7] He is married to Ms. Namrita and has one daughter and one son. [8]
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