Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in Geneva

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Permanent Representative of India to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
Emblem of India
Flag of India
Amb Arindam Bagchi 23jan.jpg
since 20 January 2024
Ministry of External Affairs
Permanent Mission of India in Geneva
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Member ofIndian Foreign Service
Reports toMinistry of External Affairs
AppointerPresident of India
DeputyDeputy Permanent Representative of India to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva[1]
Websitepmindiaun.gov.in

The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva is the head of the Permanent Mission of India in Geneva which represents India at the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland.

List

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This is a list of Indian permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva.[2]

S. No. Name Entered office Left office
1 Samar Sen June 1953 October 1955
2 Kottakaran Vadagarakaran Padmanabhan 1955 1958
3 Amrik Singh Mehta Feb 1959 ?
4 K. P. Lukose April 1964 March 1967
5 Natarajan Krishnan April 1967 August 1971
6 Purnendu Kumar Banerjee August 1971 August 1973
7 Brajesh Chandra Mishra September 1973 December 1976
8 Chinmaya Rajaninath Gharekhan March 1977 May 1980
9 Ayilam Panchapakesa Venkateswaran May 1980 August 1982
10 Muchkund Dubey November 1982 September 1985
11 Alfred S. Gonsalves October 1985 August 1986
12 Jaskaran Singh Teja August 1986 August 1988
13 Kamalesh Sharma September 1988 May 1990
14 Indrajit Singh Chadha May 1990 July 1991
15 Prakash Shah August 1991 October 1992
16 Satish Chandra October 1992 July 1995
17 Arundhati Ghose July 1995 November 1997
18 Savitri Kunadi January 1998 February 2002
19 Hardeep Singh Puri March 2002 October 2005
20 Swashpawan Singh December 2005 December 2008
21 Achamkulangare Gopinathan January 2009 December 2011
22 Dilip Sinha March 2012 November 2014
23 Ajit Kumar March 2015 2017
24 Rajiv K Chander April 2017 August 2020
25 Indra Mani Pandey September 2020 December 2023
26 Arindam Bagchi[3] 20 January 2024 Incumbent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ambassador/DPR". pmindiaun.gov.in. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Former Ambassadors/PRs". pmindiaun.gov.in. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Ambassador/PR". pmindiaun.gov.in. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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