Sujata Mehta (Indian Foreign Service)

Sujata Mehta
Member, Union Public Service Commission
Assumed office
21 February 2017
Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs
In office
11 January 2016[1] – 21 February 2017
Preceded by Navtej Sarna[2]
Succeeded by Ruchi Ghanashyam[3]
Indian Ambassador to Spain[4]
In office
November 2007 – August 2011
Preceded by Suryakanthi Tripathi[4]
Succeeded by Sunil Kumar Lal[5]
Personal details
Born (1957-03-30) 30 March 1957[6]
New Delhi
Occupation Diplomat

Sujata Mehta is a former Indian Foreign Service officer, currently serving as a member of the Union Public Service Commission.[1]

Personal life

Sujata Singh was born on 30 March 1957.[7] She holds a Master of Philosophy in Political Science and joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1980.[8]

Career

An Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1980 cadre, Mehta served as the Third Secretary at the Embassy of India in Moscow from August 1982 to February 1984. She has also served at Indian missions in Dhaka, India's permanent mission at the United Nations and as the Indian Ambassador to Spain. She was also deputed at the United Nations.[1] Sujata Mehta served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament, Geneva.[9] She also served in various capacities at the Ministry of External Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office.[8]

Sujata Mehta was appointed as a member of the Union Public Service Commission about a month prior to her superannuation. She left the Indian Foreign Service[10] and was sworn in on 21 February 2017.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Air Marshal Ajit Shankarrao Bhonsle and Ms. Sujata Mehta take oath as Members, UPSC".
  2. ↑ "India's Ambassadors to Afghanistan, Vietnam appointed as secretaries in MEA - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 23 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ruchi Ghanashyam appointed Secretary (West) in MEA - The Economic Times".
  4. 1 2 "Sorry for the inconvenience".
  5. ↑ "Sorry for the inconvenience".
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180422070724/https://mea.gov.in/writereaddata/images/Civi_List_27-7-12.pdf
  8. 1 2 http://meaindia.nic.in/cdgeneva/?pdf0394?000
  9. ↑ "Why India abstained on Arms Trade Treaty".
  10. ↑ "Former diplomat Sujata Mehta appointed UPSC member - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 23 February 2017.
  11. ↑ http://www.ndtv.com/jobs/upsc-air-marshal-ajit-shankarrao-bhonsle-and-sujata-mehta-take-oath-as-commission-members-1662031
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