Ruchira Kamboj takes charge as India's first woman envoy at UN

August 02, 2022 23:38

Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the United Nations on Tuesday as she took charge as India's permanent representative to the United Nations, the country's first woman envoy at the world body's headquarters in New York.

Kamboj, a 1987 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, was previously ambassador of India to Bhutan and was in June appointed India's permanent representative to the United Nations in New York, succeeding ambassador TS Tirumurti.

She assumes charge as India currently serves a two-year term as non-permanent member of the 15-nation UN Security Council.

India's tenure at the Council will end in December this year when the country will also preside as president of the powerful UN organ for the month.

Kamboj had also previosuly served as Counsellor at India's Permanent Mission to the UN in New York from 2002-2005.

"Just in, as PR- designate to the @UN. Wonderful today to meet all my Ambassador friends in the Security Council. It is my deepest honour to serve my country in this new position. #India," Kamboj tweeted on Monday.

Tirumurti replied to her tweet and said, Congratulations and all good wishes for your success Ruchira! @IndiaUNNewYork."

Former UN assistant secretary-general and deputy executive director at UN Women Lakshmi Puri, among the highest ranking Indian diplomats in the UN system, described Kamboj's appointment as "landmark" and a "new milsetone" for women's leadership at the UN. -- PTI

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