Riva Ganguly Das | |
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| Secretary (East)Ministry of External Affairs | |
| In office 13 August 2020 – 31 December 2021 | |
| High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh | |
| In office 1 March 2019 – 12 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Harsh Vardhan Shringla |
| Succeeded by | Vikram Doraiswami |
| Director General,Indian Council for Cultural Relations[2] | |
| In office 25 July 2017[1] – 1 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Amarendra Khatua[3] |
| Succeeded by | Akhilesh Mishra |
| Consul General of India, New York City | |
| In office March 2016 – July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dnyaneshwar Mulay |
| Succeeded by | Sandeep Chakravorty |
| Indian Ambassador toRomania,Albania andMoldova | |
| In office March 2015[4] – March 2016 | |
| Succeeded by | Dr. A V S Ramesh Chandra[5][6] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1961-12-24)24 December 1961 (age 64)[7] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi |
| Occupation | IFS |
| Profession | civil servant |
Riva Ganguly Das (born 24 December 1961[7]) is a retired Indian civil servant who belongs to theIndian Foreign Service cadre. She is the former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh and former director general of theIndian Council for Cultural Relations, an autonomous organisation of theGovernment of India.
Riva Ganguly Das spent her childhood in New Delhi. She obtained apostgraduate degree inPolitical Science from theUniversity of Delhi in 1984. She later taughtPolitical Science at theUniversity of Delhi. She married in 1988 and has two children: a daughter and a son.[citation needed]
She joined theIndian Foreign Service in 1986.[7] Her first posting abroad was in Spain,[2] where she learnt Spanish atMadrid.[citation needed] Thereafter, she worked at theMinistry of External Affairs, Government of India in New Delhi handling External Publicity, Nepal and the Passport & Visa matters.[2] She also headed the Cultural Wing of the IndianHigh Commission inDhaka.[2] Subsequently, she served as the Director of the United Nations Economic and Social Affairs (UNES) Division at theMinistry of External Affairs, Government of India in New Delhi.[8] In this capacity, she was a part of negotiations relating to environmental issues, particularlyclimate change.[2]
Riva Ganguly Das was theDeputy chief of mission at the Indian Embassy inThe Hague and the AlternatePermanent Representative of India to theOrganisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons,The Hague.[8] She also functioned as the Regional Passport Officer inJaipur.[citation needed] From 2008 to 2012, she was the Consul General of India in Shanghai.[8]
Later, she was the Head of thePublic Diplomacy Division at theMinistry of External Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi.[9][8] She also headed the Latin America & Caribbean Division at theMinistry of External Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi.[8][10] In March 2015, Riva Ganguly Das was appointed the Indian Ambassador toRomania.[11] In October 2015, she was concurrently accredited as the Indian Ambassador toAlbania andMoldova, with residence inBucharest (Romania).[4] From March 2016 to July 2017, she served as the Consul General of India in New York City.[12]
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In March 2019, she was appointed as theHigh commissioners of India to Bangladesh.[13] In August 2020, She was appointed as theSecretary (East) ofMEA and served their till December 2021.[14][15]