The answer is Nirupama Rao Menon

April 17, 2020 13:36

So, the answer to our 12:42 pm post is: Nirupama Menon Rao. She served as India's Foreign Secretary from 2009 to 2011, as well as being India's Ambassador to the United States, China and Sri Lanka (High Commissioner) during her career. She was the second woman to hold the post of India's Foreign Secretary.

In her distinguished career she served in several capacities including, Minister of Press, Information and Culture in Washington DC, Deputy Chief of Mission in Moscow, stints in the MEA as Joint Secretary, East Asia and External Publicity, the latter position making her the first woman spokesperson of the MEA, Chief of Personnel, Ambassador to Peru and China, and High Commissioner to Sri Lanka.

She tweeted the throwback image (see the 12:42 pm post), writing, "#MeAt20 in 1971. Had just received my B.A degree at the Convocation of #BangaloreUniversity . An Age of Innocence. Could hardly imagine where my dreams would take me. And what a journey it would be."

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