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 | [10] | 5 September 1958
Nationality | Indian |
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]
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]
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]
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