Preeti Saran

Preeti Saran
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[4]
Indian Ambassador to Vietnam[5][6]
In office
September 2013 – March 2016[7]
Succeeded by P. Harish[8]
Consul General of India, Toronto[9]
In office
November 2008[10] – August 2013[11]
Personal details
Born (1958-09-05) 5 September 1958[12]
Nationality Indian
Spouse(s) Pankaj Saran
Children 2 sons
Alma mater Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi[1]
Occupation Diplomat IFS

Preeti Saran; born 5 September 1958[13] is an Indian diplomat who joned the Indian Foreign Service in 1982.[14] She superannuated as the Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, India from March 2016 to 30 September 2018.[15]

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,[16] who also belongs to the Indian Foreign Service[1] They have two sons.[17] and is the incumbent Deputy National Security Adviser of India.[18]

Career

She joined the Indian Foreign Service in August 1982. She has served in Indian missions at Moscow, Dhaka, Cairo, Geneva, Toronto and Vietnam.[19] Saran was the Consul General of India at Toronto and the Indian Ambassador to Vietnam.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "MEA | About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (East)". 2017-10-31. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  2. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20180829200726/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vijay-thakur-made-mea-secretary/article24566692.ece
  3. ↑ "Anil Wadhwa is India's next envoy to Italy". Uniindia.com. 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  4. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20180829200726/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vijay-thakur-made-mea-secretary/article24566692.ece
  5. ↑ "Preeti Saran". AIYD. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  6. ↑ "Smt. Preeti Saran appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam". Mea.gov.in. 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  7. ↑ "Ambassadors to Afghanistan, Vietnam appointed secretaries in MEA – The Sen Times". Tkbsen.in. 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  8. ↑ "Sorry for the inconvenience". Mea.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  9. ↑ Canadian Parvasi (2017-07-17). "Reception for former Indian Consul General Preeti Saran". Canadianparvasi.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180903153412/https://www.mea.gov.in/se.htm
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180903153412/https://www.mea.gov.in/se.htm
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf
  13. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf
  15. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20181006160730/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/vijay-thakur-made-mea-secretary/article24567772.ece
  16. ↑ IANS (2015-11-27). "Pankaj Saran named India's new ambassador to Russia | Business Standard News". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  17. ↑ "Ambassador". Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  18. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20181006155819/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/centre-s-naga-talks-interlocutor-rn-ravi-becomes-deputy-national-security-advisor/story-hZGPfqryioWMZKcmaDdxhJ.html
  19. 1 2 "MEA | About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (East)". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
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