Preeti Saran

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]

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
SpousePankaj Saran
Children2 sons
Alma materLady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi[1]
OccupationIFS
ProfessionCivil Servant

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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  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. "MEA | About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (East)". www.mea.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  10. "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. "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. "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.
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