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Anil Wadhwa

Anil Wadha (born 26 May 1957[16]) is an Indian civil servant who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service cadre. He has served as the Indian Ambassador to Italy, Poland, Oman and Thailand.[20] He is currently a Senior Fellow and Cluster Leader at the Vivekananda International Foundation in New Delhi.[21]

Anil Wadhwa
Indian Ambassador to Italy and San Marino[3][4]
In office
March 2016[1][2] – May 2017[5][6]
Preceded byBasant Kumar Gupta[7]
Succeeded byReenat Sandhu[6]
Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, India
In office
February 2014[8][9] – February 2016[9][1][2]
Succeeded byPreeti Saran[10]
Indian Ambassador to Poland and Lithuania[11]
In office
March 2004 – August 2007
Preceded byR. L. Narayan
Succeeded byC.M. Bhandari
Indian Ambassador to Oman[13]
In office
August 2007[12] – September 2011[12]
Preceded byAshok Kumar Attri[14]
Succeeded byJ. S. Mukul[14]
Indian Ambassador to Thailand
In office
November 2011[15] – January 2014[15]
Preceded byPinak Ranjan Chakravarty[15]
Succeeded byHarsh Vardhan Shringla[15]
Personal details
Born (1957-05-26) 26 May 1957 (age 67)[16][17]
NationalityIndian
SpouseDeepa Gopalan Wadhwa[18][19]
Alma materUniversity of Delhi
OccupationIFS
ProfessionCivil Servant

Personal life

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Wadhwa holds a Master of Arts with a specialisation in Chinese History as well as Medieval Indian history and Architecture[17] from the University of Delhi.[22] He is married to Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, who also belongs to the Indian Foreign Service. They have two sons.[23]

Career

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Anil Wadhwa was a member of the Indian Foreign Service from 1 July 1979 to 31 May 2017.[24] He has served at the Indian missions in Hong Kong, Beijing, Geneva, Warsaw,[11] Muscat,[14] Bangkok[15] and Rome.[8][9]

He has served as the Director/Joint Secretary at the Technical Secretariat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, The Hague from July 1993 to July 2000.[25]

He was also a United Nations Disarmament Fellow at Geneva from July to November 1989.[24] During Wadhwa's tenure as the Indian Ambassador to Italy and San Marino, he served as the Indian Permanent representative to three Rome-based agencies of the United Nations: Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development and World Food Programme.[24]

Wadhwa has coordinated the evacuation of Indian nationals from Iraq, Yemen and Libya while serving as the Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, India.[24] He was also associated with the Operation Raahat.[26][27][28][29]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Embassy of India, Rome, Italy". www.indianembassyrome.in.
  2. ^ a b "MEA | About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (East)". www.mea.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Indian Mandarins is Exclusive News, Views and Analysis News portal on Indian bureaucracy, governance, PSUs and Corporate". IndianMandarins.
  4. ^ "Senior diplomat Anil Wadhwa new Ambassador to Italy". The Economic Times. 26 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Soon, MEA to see major reshuffle".
  6. ^ a b "New Indian envoys to EU, Italy, Denmark named".
  7. ^ "Indian Mandarins is Exclusive News, Views and Analysis News portal on Indian bureaucracy, governance, PSUs and Corporate". IndianMandarins.
  8. ^ a b IANS (9 January 2014). "Anil Wadhwa new Secretary-East" – via Business Standard.
  9. ^ a b c . 14 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180214205044/http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/gsb/Files/Substitute_Representatives/English/INDIA_Wadhwa.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2018. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ "Anil Wadhwa is India's next envoy to Italy".
  11. ^ a b "Embassy Of India, Warsaw, Poland and Lithuania : List of former Ambassadors". February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
  12. ^ a b "Data" (PDF). www.fao.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  13. ^ "Anil Wadhwa appointed new Ambassador to Italy – The Sen Times". February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
  14. ^ a b c "Embassy of India, Muscat, Oman : Embassy Officers". Archived from the original on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  15. ^ a b c d e "Previous Ambassadors - Embassy of India,Bangkok - Thailand". February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
  16. ^ a b "Data" (PDF). www.fao.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  17. ^ a b "Anil Wadhwa named India's new ambassador to Italy". November 26, 2015 – via Business Standard.
  18. ^ "NPO JIIPA English". NPO JIIPA En.
  19. ^ "Abuse of domestic workers will be stopped: Anil Wadhwa". The Hindu. June 30, 2009 – via www.thehindu.com.
  20. ^ ANI (26 November 2015). "Anil Wadhwa is India's Ambassador to Italy". Business Standard India – via Business Standard.
  21. ^ "Amb Anil Wadhwa, Senior Fellow & Cluster Leader, VIF | Vivekananda International Foundation". February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
  22. ^ "ANIL WADHWA Profile | Thailand Tatler". February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
  23. ^ "NPO JIIPA English". February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
  24. ^ a b c d "EAMUNC - Mentor | Anil Wadhwa". February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
  25. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.fao.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  26. ^ "India evacuates 5,600 from Yemen, 200 Indians unwilling to leave". www.oneindia.com. April 10, 2015.
  27. ^ "Untitled Page". pib.gov.in.
  28. ^ "India to shut embassy as situation worsens in strife-torn Yemen". April 10, 2015.
  29. ^ "200 Indians refuse to leave Yemen as rescue ends". Gulf-Times. April 10, 2015.
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