Hardeep Singh Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri
 Indian
ambassador
to  Brazil
In office
January 2008 â€“ October 2008
Preceded by Amitava Tripathi
Succeeded by Bellur Shamarao Prakash
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
In office
4 May 2009 â€“ 27 February 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Preceded by Nirupam Sen
Succeeded by Asoke Kumar Mukerji
Personal details
Born (1952-02-15) 15 February 1952
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata
Spouse(s) Lakshmi Singh Puri
Alma mater Hindu College, University of Delhi
Profession Civil servant
Religion Sikhism

Hardeep Singh Puri (Punjabi: ਹਰਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਪੁਰੀ; born 15 February 1952 in Amritsar) is a retired Indian Foreign Service officer who served as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013.[1][2]

Early life and education

Puri's father was a diplomat, and he attended boarding school in India as his father was posted in countries where there were no options for English-language education.[1] He pursued Bachelor's and postgraduate study at Hindu College, University of Delhi, and worked as a Lecturer at St. Stephen's College, Delhi.[3]

Career

Puri has been stationed at important diplomatic posts in Brazil, Japan, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom. Between 1988 and 1991, he was the Coordinator of the UNDP/UNCTAD Multilateral Trade Negotiations Project to help Developing Countries in the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations.[4] He also served as the chairman of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee from January 2011 to February 2013, and as President of the United Nations Security Council in August 2011 and November 2012.[5][6][7]

Puri joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in January 2014, expressing an admiration for the party's approach to national security.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.ianslive.in/index.php?param=news%2FHardeep_Puri_bids_farewell_to_foreign_service-393303%2FNATION%2F1
  2. ↑ "Hardeep Puri to be next Permanent Representative of India to UN". One India News. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Stephen’s wins war of words". The Times Of India. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.unece.org/forums/forum03/speakers/CV_puri.doc
  5. ↑ "CTC Chairmain Biographical Note". United Nations. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS IN ABYEI". United nations. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/politics/exun-envoy-hardeep-singh-puri-joins-bjp/article5530038.ece
  9. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/i-admire-the-bjp-s-approach-towards-national-security-hardeep-singh-puri-114011100766_1.html
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