Ruchira Kamboj

Ruchira Kamboj
Personal details
Born	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Children	One daughter
Profession	Diplomat

Ruchira Kamboj is the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO-Paris.^[1][2] She was formerly the Chief of Protocol to the Government of India, and was the first woman in the Indian Foreign Service to hold this position.

Kamboj joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1987 being the topper of her batch for that year. She has served as the Deputy Head ^[3] in the office of the Commonwealth Secretary-General, London. Prior to that, she served as the Minister & Head,^[4] High Commission of India, Cape Town, South Africa.

She has served as a Counsellor^[5] in the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York City. She has also served at the High Commission of India Mauritius and at the Indian Embassy in Paris. She has held the positions of Director/Deputy Secretary (Foreign Service Personnel) and Under Secretary (Europe West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi.

On September 25, 2013 Ruchira Kamboj was appointed as the Ambassador & Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris.

Kamboj is married to a businessman from India and has one daughter named Sara.

References

1. "His Majesty arrives in Delhi". Bbs.bt. October 23, 2011. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
3. "Directory of Delegations and Secretariat" (PDF). Cfmm2009.gov.cy. 2009. Retrieved 2015-02-05. Ms Ruchira KAMBOJ, Deputy Head of Office, Secretary General
4. "Indian Embassies". Focusafrica.gov.in. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
5. "STATEMENT BY MS. RUCHIRA KAMBOJ, COUNSELLOR, ON CONSULTATIONS WITH TROOP CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES AT THE SECOND MEETING OF THE OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP ON THE QUESTION OF EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION ON AND INCREASE IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 15, 2005" (PDF). February 15, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-14.

External links

• Unesco.org