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Ambassador (Ms) Meera Shankar
Ms Meera Shankar was born on 9 October 1950. She joined the Indian Foreign Service in July 1973.
She has held several important assignments during her career: she served as Director in the Prime Minister’s Office from 1985 to 1991; was posted to Washington DC and served as Minister (Commerce) from 1991 to 1995. Thereafter, she headed the Indian Council of Cultural Relations in New Delhi overseeing India's cultural diplomacy. Subsequently, in the Ministry of External Affairs, she headed two important divisions dealing with the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and relations with Nepal and Bhutan.
After promotion to the rank of Additional Secretary in 2002, she held the responsibility for the United Nations and International Security.
Her last assignment was as Ambassador of India to Germany from 1st December 2005 to 6th April 2009.
Ms Meera Shankar arrived in Washington DC on 26 April, 2009.
She is married and has a daughter.
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November 18, 2009
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Speech
by Ambassador Meera Shankar at Petersen Institute on
India’s Role in the World Economy and the future of
India-US relations
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November 6, 2009
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Keynote Address on “India and the United States: A Partnership for
Prosperity” by Ambassador Meera Shankar at James Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston
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October 6, 2009
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Speech by Ambassador Meera Shankar at American University on "India – United States Partnership: Today and Tomorrow"
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September 14, 2009
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Transcript of the address and interaction by Ambassador Meera Shankar at the Atlantic Council, Washington, DC on "U.S.-India Relations: The Next Phase"
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July 28, 2009
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Remarks by Ambassador Meera Shankar at the Senate India Caucus Reception
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July 13, 2009
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Address
by Ambassador Meera Shankar at the World Affairs
Council, San Diego, California
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July 12, 2009
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Address by Ambassador Meera Shankar at the 26th annual Mahatma Gandhi Memorial lecture, University of California, San Diego
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June 17, 2009
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Highlights of remarks by Ambassador Meera Shankar at the 34th USIBC Synergies Summit
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May 21, 2009
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Ambassador
Ms. Meera Shankar presented her Credentials to U. S.
President Mr. Barack H. Obama
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