Sudhir Vyas | |
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Ambassador of India to Germany | |
In office 2009–2011 | |
Preceded by | Meera Shankar |
Succeeded by | Sujatha Singh |
Ambassador of India to Bhutan | |
In office July 2005 –April 2009 | |
Succeeded by | Pavan Varma |
Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates | |
In office 24 August 2003 –12 June 2005 | |
Preceded by | Krishan Chander Singh |
Succeeded by | C.M. Bhandari |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur [1] |
Occupation | Civil servant IFS |
Sudhir Vyas is an Indian Civil servant and was the Indian ambassador to Germany. [2] Vyas was previously ambassador to Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates. [3] In 2013 Vyas was appointed Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs (India). [4] A 1977 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service [5] Vyas retired from the Indian Foreign Service in 2015 and was appointed to the Board of Governors to The Center for Escalation of Peace. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Vyas graduated from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 1975. In 1977,he joined the Indian Foreign Service. [1]
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