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{{Short description|Permanent representatives to the UN}}
{{Infobox Political post
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The '''Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations''' is the [[India]]'s foremost [[diplomat|diplomatic representative]] to the [[United Nations]] (UN). The [[permanent Representative]] ([[UN ambassador]])<ref>"History of Ambassadors", [[United States Mission to the United Nations]],
The '''permanent representative of India to the United Nations''' is [[India]]'s foremost [[diplomat|diplomatic representative]] to the [[United Nations]]. The [[permanent representative]] ([[UN ambassador]])<ref name=":0">"History of Ambassadors", [[United States Mission to the United Nations]],
March 2011, webpage: [http://usun.state.gov/about/hist_ambassadors/index.htm USUN-a].</ref> is the head of a [[diplomatic mission]] to the [[Headquarters of the United Nations]] in [[New York City]].
March 2011, webpage: [http://usun.state.gov/about/hist_ambassadors/index.htm USUN-a] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429190437/http://usun.state.gov/about/hist_ambassadors/index.htm |date=2013-04-29 }}.</ref> is the head of the [[Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations]] in [[New York City]].


The most recent permanent representative of India to the UN is [[Ruchira Kamboj]], who took charge of the post from August 1, 2022 to May 31, 2024.
The current Permanent Representative of India is Syed Akbaruddin, who was appointed in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=India's New UN Envoy Meets His Pakistani Counterpart|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indias-new-un-envoy-meets-his-pakistani-counterpart-1265722|website=http://www.ndtv.com/|accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref>
[[File:India UN Mission 235 E43 jeh.jpg|thumb|upright|Indian Mission to the [[Headquarters of the United Nations|UN Headquarters]] in New York]]


==List==
==List of Indian Permanent Representative to the United Nations==
This is a list of [[India]]n Permanent Representative to the United Nations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Permanent Representatives of India to the United Nations| url = https://www.pminewyork.org/pages.php?id=962 | accessdate = 2014-08-19}}</ref>
This is a list of [[India]]n permanent representative to the United Nations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Permanent Representatives of India to the United Nations|url=https://www.pminewyork.org/pages.php?id=962|access-date=2014-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225044/https://www.pminewyork.org/pages.php?id=962|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=India and The United Nations|last=Mukerji|first=Asoke|publisher=Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations|year=2015|location=New York|pages=368–374}}</ref>
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|- style="background:#cccccc"
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" style="width: 300px;" | Name
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Portrait
! scope="col" style="width: 175px;" | Entered office
! scope="col" style="width: 175px;" | Left office
! scope="col" style="width: 600px;" | Notes
|-
|-
|-
| [[Feroz Khan Noon]]
! Name
| [[File:Feroz Khan Noon.jpg|100px]]
! width=50|Portrait
| 1945
! Entered office
| 1946
! Left office
! Notes
|-
|-
| [[Samar Sen (diplomat)|Samar Sen]]
| Samarendranath Sen
|
|
| September 1946
| 1946
| 1948
| Permanent liaison officer to the UN
|-
| [[B. N. Rau]]
| [[File:Stamp of India - 1988 - Colnect 165239 - Benegal Narsing Rau.jpeg|alt=Postage stamp issued in honour of B. N. Rau.|100px|Postage stamp issued in honour of B. N. Rau.]]
| March 1948
| March 1948
| 1952
| Permanent Liaison Officer To The UN
|-
| [[B. N. Rau|Sir Benegal N. Rau]]
|
|
* Also representative to the [[United Nations Security Council]] (1950 to 1952)
| March 1948
* Judge of the [[International Court of Justice]] (1952–1953)
| 1948
* [[Presidency of the United Nations Security Council|President of the United Nations Security Council]] (June 1950 and March 1951)
| Minister Representative to the UN
|-
|-
| Rajeshwar Dayal
| [[Rajeshwar Dayal]]
|
|
| 1952
| December 1949
| August 1954
| August 1954
|
|
|-
|-
| Arthur S. Lall
| [[Arthur S. Lall]]
| [[File:Arthur S. Lall.jpg|100px]]
|
| September 1954
| September 1954
| December 1958
| December 1959
|
|
|-
|-
| C. S. Jha
| Chandra Shekhar Jha
|
|
| January 1959
| January 1959
| July 1962
| 1962
|
|
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| [[Gopalaswami Parthasarathy (diplomat)|G. Parthasarathy]]
| [[Gopalaswami Parthasarathy (diplomat)|G. Parthasarathy]]
|<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:GParthasarathi 1912 diplomat.jpg|100px]] -->
|
| August 1965
| August 1965
| December 1968
| December 1968
| Also served as the [[Presidency of the United Nations Security Council|President of the United Nations Security Council]] (September 1967)
|
|-
|-
| Samar Sen
| [[Samar Sen (diplomat)|Samar Sen]]
|
|
| January 1969
| January 1969
| July 1974
| July 1974
| Also served as the [[Presidency of the United Nations Security Council|President of the United Nations Security Council]] (December 1972)
|
|-
|-
| Rikhi Jaipal
| Rikhi Jaipal
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| July 1974
| July 1974
| May 1979
| May 1979
| Also served as the [[Presidency of the United Nations Security Council|President of the United Nations Security Council]] (October 1977)
|
|-
|-
| [[Brajesh Mishra|Brajesh C. Mishra]]
| [[Brajesh Mishra]]
| [[File:Brajesh Mishra.jpg|60px]]
| [[File:Brajesh Mishra.jpg|100px]]
| June 1979
| June 1979
| March 1981
| March 1981
|
|
* Served as the [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India]] (1998–2004)
* 1st [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor of India]] (1998–2004)
|-
|-
| Natarajan Krishnan
| [[Natarajan Krishnan]]
|
|
| April 1981
| April 1981
| September 1986
| September 1986
| Also served as the [[Presidency of the United Nations Security Council|President of the United Nations Security Council]] (February 1985)
|
|-
|-
| C.R. Gharekhan
| [[Chinmaya Gharekhan|Chinmaya Rajaninath Gharekhan]]
|<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:chinmaya gharekhan diplomat.jpg|100px]] -->
| [[File:Gharekhan.jpg|60x60px]]
| October 1986
| October 1986
| December 1992
| December 1992
|
|
* Also served as the [[Presidency of the United Nations Security Council|President of the United Nations Security Council]] (October 1991, December 1992)
* Also served as the [[President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council]] (1990)
|-
|-
| [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]]
| [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]]
| [[File:Hamid ansari.jpg|60px]]
| [[File:Hamid ansari.jpg|100px]]
| January 1993
| January 1993
| January 1995
| January 1995
| Current Vice President of India
| Also served as [[Vice President of India]] from 2007 to 2017
|-
|-
| Prakash Shah
| [[Prakash Shah]]
| [[File:Amb. Prakash Shah.jpg|65x65px]]
|<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Prakash Shah diplomat.jpg|100px]] -->
| February 1995
| February 1995
| July 1997
| July 1997
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|-
|-
| [[Kamalesh Sharma]]
| [[Kamalesh Sharma]]
| [[File:Commonwealth Secretary-General (cropped).jpg|60px]]
| [[File:Commonwealth Secretary-General (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| August 1997
| August 1997
| May 2002
| May 2002
| Served as the [[Commonwealth Secretary-General|5th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations]] (2008–2016)
|
|-
|-
| [[Vijay K. Nambiar|V. K. Nambiar]]
| [[Vijay K. Nambiar]]
| [[File:V.K. Nambiar.jpg|77x77px]]
|<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Vijay Nambiar diplomat.jpg|100px]] -->
| May 2002
| May 2002
| May 2004
| May 2004
|
|
* Served as the Special Advisor to the [[Secretary General of the United Nations]] (2006)
* [[Chef de Cabinet]] of the [[United Nations]] (2007–2012)
|-
|-
| [[Nirupam Sen]]
| [[Nirupam Sen (diplomat)|Nirupam Sen]]
|<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Nirupam Sen diplomat.jpg|100px]] -->
|
| September 2004
| September 2004
| March 2009
| March 2009
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|-
|-
| [[Hardeep Singh Puri]]
| [[Hardeep Singh Puri]]
| [[File:Amb. Puri.jpg|60x60px]]
| [[File:Hardeep Singh Puri - 2018 (45176824921) (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| May 2009
| May 2009
| February 2013
| February 2013
|
|
* Currently serving as Minister in the [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas]] and [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]]
* formerly served as Minister of State (Independent charge) in the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] (2019–2021) and as Minister of state in the [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Ministry of Commerce and Industry]] (2019–2021)
|-
|-
| [[Asoke Kumar Mukerji]]
| [[Asoke Kumar Mukerji]]
| [[File:Amb. Mukerji.jpg|60x60px]]
|<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Asoke Mukherji diplomat.jpg|100px]] -->
| April 2013
| April 2013
| December 2015
| December 2015
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Syed Akbaruddin]]
| [[Syed Akbaruddin]]
|[[File:Syed Akbaruddin.jpeg|60px]]
| [[File:Syed Akbaruddin.jpeg|100px]]
|January 2016
| January 2016
| April 2020
|Incumbent
|
|Current Ambassador of India to the UN
|-
|-
| [[T. S. Tirumurti]]
| [[File:T S Tirumurti.jpg|118x118px]]
| May 2020<ref>{{cite web|title = Shri T. S. Tirumurti appointed as the next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations at New York|url = https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/32662/Shri_T_S_Tirumurti_appointed_as_the_next_AmbassadorPermanent_Representative_of_India_to_the_United_Nations_at_New_York|access-date = 31 July 2020}}</ref>
| June 2022
| Also served as the [[Presidency of the United Nations Security Council|President of the United Nations Security Council]] (August 2021)
|-
| [[Ruchira Kamboj]]
|
| August 2022<ref>{{cite news |title=Ruchira Kamboj appointed Permanent Representative to UN |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ruchira-kamboj-indias-permanent-representative-to-un-7982687/#:~:text=Ruchira%20Kamboj%2C%20currently%20Indian%20ambassador%20to%20Bhutan%2C%20has%20been%20appointed,the%20assignment%20shortly%2C%20MEA%20said. |access-date=2 July 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=22 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
| 31 May 2023
|
*Also served as the [[Presidency of the United Nations Security Council|President of the United Nations Security Council]] (December 2022)
* First female appointed as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Politics}}
{{portal|United Nations}}
* [[India and the United Nations]]
* [[India and the United Nations]]
* [[Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (India)]]
* [[List of current Permanent Representatives to the United Nations]]
* [[List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations]]
* [[Foreign relations of India]]
* [[Foreign relations of India]]
* [[Diplomatic missions of India]]
* [[Diplomatic missions of India]]
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* [http://www.un.int/india Official website of the Permanent Mission of India to the UN]
* [http://www.un.int/india Official website of the Permanent Mission of India to the UN]


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Latest revision as of 17:12, 18 June 2024

Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
Emblem of India
Flag of India
Incumbent
Vacant
since 1 June 2024
StyleHis/Her Excellency[1]
AppointerPresident of India
Formation1947
Websitewww.pminewyork.org

The permanent representative of India to the United Nations is India's foremost diplomatic representative to the United Nations. The permanent representative (UN ambassador)[2] is the head of the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York City.

The most recent permanent representative of India to the UN is Ruchira Kamboj, who took charge of the post from August 1, 2022 to May 31, 2024.

List[edit]

This is a list of Indian permanent representative to the United Nations.[3][4]

Name Portrait Entered office Left office Notes
Feroz Khan Noon 1945 1946
Samar Sen 1946 1948 Permanent liaison officer to the UN
B. N. Rau Postage stamp issued in honour of B. N. Rau. March 1948 1952
Rajeshwar Dayal 1952 August 1954
Arthur S. Lall September 1954 December 1959
Chandra Shekhar Jha January 1959 1962
B. N. Chakrvarthy August 1962 July 1965
G. Parthasarathy August 1965 December 1968 Also served as the President of the United Nations Security Council (September 1967)
Samar Sen January 1969 July 1974 Also served as the President of the United Nations Security Council (December 1972)
Rikhi Jaipal July 1974 May 1979 Also served as the President of the United Nations Security Council (October 1977)
Brajesh Mishra June 1979 March 1981
Natarajan Krishnan April 1981 September 1986 Also served as the President of the United Nations Security Council (February 1985)
Chinmaya Rajaninath Gharekhan October 1986 December 1992
Mohammad Hamid Ansari January 1993 January 1995 Also served as Vice President of India from 2007 to 2017
Prakash Shah February 1995 July 1997
Kamalesh Sharma August 1997 May 2002 Served as the 5th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations (2008–2016)
Vijay K. Nambiar May 2002 May 2004
Nirupam Sen September 2004 March 2009
Hardeep Singh Puri May 2009 February 2013
Asoke Kumar Mukerji April 2013 December 2015
Syed Akbaruddin January 2016 April 2020
T. S. Tirumurti May 2020[5] June 2022 Also served as the President of the United Nations Security Council (August 2021)
Ruchira Kamboj August 2022[6] 31 May 2023

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About us". Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  2. ^ "History of Ambassadors", United States Mission to the United Nations, March 2011, webpage: USUN-a Archived 2013-04-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Permanent Representatives of India to the United Nations". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  4. ^ Mukerji, Asoke (2015). India and The United Nations. New York: Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations. pp. 368–374.
  5. ^ "Shri T. S. Tirumurti appointed as the next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations at New York". Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Ruchira Kamboj appointed Permanent Representative to UN". The Indian Express. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

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