Parvathaneni Harish

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Harish Parvathaneni
Official portrait, 2025
24th Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
Assumed office
1 September 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byRuchira Kamboj
Ambassador of India to Germany
In office
2021–2024
Preceded byMukta Dutta Tomar
Succeeded byAjit Gupte
Ambassador of India to Vietnam
In office
2016–2019
Preceded byPreeti Saran
Succeeded byPranay Kumar Verma
Ambassador of India to Palestine
In office
1998–2000
Personal details
Born (1968-04-07) 7 April 1968 (age 58)[1]
Children2
Alma materOsmania University (M.Tech)
IIM Calcutta
Occupationdiplomat

Harish Parvathaneni is an Indian diplomat from the 1990 batch of Indian Foreign Service who is serving as Permanent Representative of India to United Nations in New York since 1 September 2024. He previously served as a Ambassador of India to Germany from 2021 until 2024 and Ambassador of India to Vietnam from 2016 till 2019.

Education

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Harish graduated as a gold medalist in mechanical engineering at Osmania University College of Engineering in Hyderabad and previously studied at the Indian Institute of Management in Kolkata.[2] He also studied Arabic at the American University of Cairo and passed the exam with distinction.[3]

Early career

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Harish joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1990.[4] He worked in Indian Embassy in Cairo (Egypt) and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), and was India’s representative to the Palestinian Authority. He also worked for the Ministry of External Affairs's East Asia and External Publicity divisions.[5]

Harish served as joint secretary and officer on special duty to India's Vice President Hamid Ansari for a period of five years, beginning in 2007.[6] He served as India's Consul General in Houston from July 2012 till March 2016. Thereafter, Harish was India's ambassador to Vietnam (2016-2019) and during his tenure the bilateral relationship was upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Most recently, Harish served as India’s ambassador to Germany.During his tenure, both countries initiated a Green and Sustainable Development Partnership covering the government, business and industry. [7]

References

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