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.
| Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations | |
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| Style | His/Her Excellency[1] |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Formation | 1947 |
| Website | www |
The permanent representative of India to the UN is Parvathaneni Harish, who took charge of the post from September 1, 2024 .
List
editThis 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 |  |
March 1948 | 1952 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Mohammad Hamid Ansari |  |
January 1993 | January 1995 | Later also served as Vice President of India from 2007 to 2017 |
| Prakash Shah | February 1995 | July 1997 | ||
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August 1997 | May 2002 | Served as the 5th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations (2008–2016) |
| Vijay K. Nambiar | May 2002 | May 2004 |
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| Nirupam Sen | September 2004 | March 2009 | ||
| Hardeep Singh Puri | _(cropped).jpg) |
May 2009 | February 2013 |
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| 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 | .jpg) |
August 2022[6] | 31 May 2024 |
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| Parvathaneni Harish |  |
September 2024[7] | Incumbent |
See also
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References
edit- ↑ "About us". Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ↑ "History of Ambassadors", United States Mission to the United Nations, March 2011, webpage: USUN-a Archived 2013-04-29 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Permanent Representatives of India to the United Nations". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- ↑ Mukerji, Asoke (2015). India and The United Nations. New York: Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations. pp. 368–374.
- ↑ "Shri T. S. Tirumurti appointed as the next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations at New York". Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "Ruchira Kamboj appointed Permanent Representative to UN". The Indian Express. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ↑ "Parvathaneni Harish appointed as India's Permanent Representative to U.N." The Hindu. 2024-08-14. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-08-15.