Ruchi Ghanashyam

Ruchi Ghanashyam (born 4 April 1960[11]) is an Indian diplomat who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service.

Her Excellency
Ruchi Ghanashyam
IFS
High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom
In office
November 2018 – June 2020
Preceded byYashvardhan Kumar Sinha[1][2]
Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, India
In office
17 April 2017[3] – November 2018[4]
Preceded bySujata Mehta[5]
Succeeded byA. Gitesh Sarma[6][7]
Indian High Commissioner to South Africa[8]
In office
28 October 2013[8] – 13 April 2017[8]
Preceded byVirendra Gupta
Succeeded byRuchira Kamboj
Indian High Commissioner to Ghana with concurrent accreditation to Burkina Faso, Togo and Sierra Leone[9]
In office
2008[10]–2011[10]
Preceded byRajesh Nandan Prasad
Succeeded byRajinder Bhagat
Minister, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York[3]
In office
May 2004[3] – March 2008[3]
Personal details
Born (1960-04-04) 4 April 1960
NationalityIndian
SpouseAjjampur Rangaiah Ghanashyam
Alma materBhopal University
OccupationIndian Foreign Service

Personal life

Ruchi Ghanashyam holds a Master of Arts degree in psychology from Bhopal University.[3] She is married to Ajjampur Rangaiah Ghanashyam, who also belonged to the Indian Foreign Service. They have two sons.[3]

Career

She joined the Indian Foreign Service in August 1982. She was the Third Secretary at the Indian Embassy in Damascus where she learnt Arabic.[4] She has served in Indian missions in Brussels, Kathmandu, Damascus, Islamabad[3] Pretoria[12] and Accra.[5] Ruchi has served at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi as Director (Pakistan) from August 2000 to March 2004.[13] Prior to this, she was the Counsellor (Political, Press & Information) at the Indian High Commission in Pakistan. As an Undersecretary at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, she handled the Audio-Visual Publicity for the Ministry.[3]

Ghanashyam was the first Indian woman diplomat to be posted in Islamabad when the harassment of Indian diplomats was routine.[14]

See also

References
  1. "Some distrust in Indo-UK relations, says envoy YK Sinha". 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018.
  2. "Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK". www.hcilondon.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. "MEA - About MEA : Profiles :Secretary (West)". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.
  4. "Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK". www.hcilondon.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. "Ruchi Ghanashyam appointed Secretary (West) in MEA". 28 February 2017.
  6. "Appointment of Shri A. Gitesh Sarma, as Secretary (West) MEA". Archived from the original on 6 October 2018.
  7. "A Gitesh Sarma appointed as Secretary (West) in MEA". www.uniindia.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. Former High Commissioners High Commission of India
  9. "High Commission of India, Accra, Ghana : Welcome to the High Commission of India, Accra". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.
  10. "High Commission of India, Accra, Ghana : Former High Commissioners". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.
  11. "Sorry for the inconvenience" (PDF). 22 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2018.
  12. "India, South Africa united for centuries by umblical cord: Ruchi Ghanashyam - The Financial Express". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018.
  13. "Long Demarche Home". 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  14. "Ms Uninterrupted". 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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