Anurag Srivastava is an Indian civil servant who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service cadre. He served as spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, India.[1]
Anurag Srivastava | |
|---|---|
| Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs | |
| In office 7 April 2020 – 20 March 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Raveesh Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Arindam Bagchi |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur University of Oxford |
| Occupation | IFS |
| Profession | civil servant |
Previously he was the Ambassador of India to Ethiopia and African Union.[2][3]
Early life
editSrivastava holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering from Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur in 1993 and has an MBA (Master of Business Administration) from the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi (FMS, Delhi) in '96, and also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Diplomatic Studies from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1999.[4]
Career
editSrivastava served at India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva where his works are related to human rights, refugee issues and trade policy.[5] Before he was appointed as Indian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Srivastava was heading the Finance Division of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, which is tasked to administer its annual budget of about US$2 billion. He was head of the political wing at the Indian high commission in Sri Lanka and was closely involved in India's development assistance projects. Sri Lanka[6] He has also held different positions in MEA at its headquarters in New Delhi, including in the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran division and in the External Publicity Division. In September 2016, he was accredited as the Indian ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Who is Anurag Srivastava? All you need to know about India's new MEA spokesperson". The Free Press Journal. April 6, 2020.
- ^ "MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar to be replaced by IFS officer Anurag Srivastava". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Anurag Srivastava to replace Raveesh Kumar as new MEA spokesperson". India Today. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Who is Anurag Srivastava--IFS officer who is succeeding Raveesh Kumar?". IndiaTV News. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Anurag Srivastava takes charge as MEA spokesperson". India Today. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Anurag Srivastava becomes new foreign ministry spokesperson". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Anurag Srivastava concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Djibouti". Mea.gov.in. September 23, 2016.