New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi has been appointed as India's next Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) and other International Organisations in Geneva. Bagchi will replace Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey in Geneva.
About MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi
Arindam Bagchi, who is currently the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He is the 1995 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS). Previously, he has served as Indian ambassador to Croatia from November 2018 to June 2020. His previous assignments include deputy high commissioner to Sri Lanka, and director in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
About Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey
Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey is Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1990. Ambassador Pandey served as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs in-charge of the Disarmament & International Security Affairs Division before joining as the Ambassador & Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva in September 2020. While earlier, Ambassador Pandey had served as Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman. Before Muscat, he had served as Deputy Ambassador of India to France and Consul General of India at Guangzhou (China). Previously in New Delhi, Ambassador Pandey has handled assignments in the West Asia North Africa Division; Consular, Passport and Visa Division; Counter Terrorism Cell; Americas Division; Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Myanmar (BSM) Division.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in its statement that the spokesperson Arindam Bagchi is expected to take up the assignment shortly.
