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Ruchira Kamboj | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations | |
| In office 1 August 2022 – 31 May 2024 | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | T. S. Tirumurti |
| Succeeded by | Parvathaneni Harish[2] |
| Indian Ambassador to Bhutan | |
| In office February 2019 – June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jaideep Sarkar |
| Succeeded by | Sudhakar Dalela |
| High Commissioner of India to South Africa | |
| In office July 2017 – February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ruchi Ghanashyam |
| Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO | |
| In office April 2014 – July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Vinay Sheel Oberoi |
| Succeeded by | Vinay Mohan Kwatra |
| Chief of Protocol | |
| In office June 2011 – April 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sunil Kumar Lal |
| Succeeded by | Jaideep Mazumdar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1964 [3] Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India [citation needed] |
| Spouse | Diwakar Kamboj |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Master of Arts (Political Science) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Ruchira Kamboj (née Patni, born 3 May 1964) is a retired Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1987 batch, who last served as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from August 2022 to May 2024 until her retirement. She has previously served as High Commissioner of India to South Africa, first female Indian Ambassador to Bhutan and Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris.[4]
On 21 June 2022, Kamboj was appointed as the Ambassador/Permanent Representative – designate of India to the United Nations in New York. Her appointment made her the first female Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations. She assumed charge as PR-designate on 1 August 2022 and served there till 31 May 2024.
She served as the President of the UN Security Council in December 2022, becoming the first woman from India to hold this position.
- ^ "H. E. Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj". High Commission of India, Pretoria. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (14 August 2024). "Parvathaneni Harish appointed as India's Permanent Representative to U.N." The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Success Story: Meet IFS Ruchira Kamboj, India's First Woman Ambassador to the UN". New18. 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to Embassy of India Thimphu, Bhutan".