Mr Rajiv Sikri
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Career Profile2004-2006: Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi – [Deputy Foreign Minister in charge of East Asia, ASEAN, Pacific region, Arab world, Israel, Iran, Central Asia, Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus]2002-2004: Additional Secretary/Special Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi – [Responsible for overall foreign economic relations, including India’s external technical and economic assistance programmes]2001-2002: Additional Secretary (Strategy & Research), Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi – [Responsible for long-term strategic planning & forecasting]2000-2001: Senior Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi1995-1999: Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan1992-1995: Deputy Chief of Mission, Indian Embassy, Paris – [Overall supervision and coordination of all aspects of the Embassy’s functioning]1991-1992: Joint Secretary (Europe West), Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi – [Head of Department responsible for overseeing all aspects of relations with countries in Western Europe (more than 25), including supervising the functioning of Indian Embassies/Consulates]1988-1991: Joint Secretary (Europe East), Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi – [Head of Department responsible for overseeing relations with the Soviet Union, and countries in Central and Eastern Europe (9) including supervising the functioning of Indian Embassies/Consulates]1984-1988: Counsellor (Political), Indian Embassy, Moscow – [Head of the Political section in the Embassy, responsible for coordinating all aspects of political work, including reporting, analysis and negotiations]1984: Director (Policy Planning), Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi1981-1984: First Secretary (Political & Education), Indian Embassy, Kathmandu – [Head of the Political section in the Embassy, responsible for coordinating all aspects of political work, including reporting, analysis and negotiations, plus coordinating and supervising all admissions of Nepali citizens in Indian educational institutions]1977-1981: Commercial Consul/Deputy Consul General, New York – [Head of the Commercial section in the Indian Consulate General covering all the US states on the eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine, responsible for promoting trade and investment between India and these regions of USA]1976-1977: Under Secretary (Foreign Service Personnel), Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi – [Desk Officer dealing with all personnel issues of the senior officers of the Indian Foreign Service, including postings and transfers]1976: Under Secretary (Foreign Secretary’s Office) Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi – [Principal Staff Officer to the Foreign Secretary who is the highest ranking civil service official in the Ministry of External Affairs]1975-76: Under Secretary (Europe East) Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi – [Desk Officer dealing with the Soviet Union, Poland, German Democratic Republic and Yugoslavia]1973-1975: Second Secretary (Commercial)/Head of Chancery, Indian Embassy, Moscow – [Commercial officer dealing with bilateral trade in the Embassy, plus head of the Embassy’s internal administration]1972: Attaché (Europe East), Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi – [Desk Officer for the Soviet Union]1970-1972: Training in IndiaJuly 1970: Joined Indian Foreign Service through competitive examinationProfessional MembershipsInstitute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New DelhiUnited Services Institute of IndiaLanguagesEnglish, Russian, French, Hindi, PunjabiEducationSt. Stephens’ College, Delhi UniversityB.A. (Hons.) and M.A. in History
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