Raveesh Kumar: Difference between revisions
→Diplomatic career: corrected grammatical error |
m {{Bare URL inline}} refs to sites where WP:REFLINKS won't get title. See User:BrownHairedGirl/No-reflinks websites |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Indian Civil Servant (IFS Officer)}}{{Infobox officeholder |
{{Short description|Indian Civil Servant (IFS Officer)}} |
||
{{Infobox officeholder |
|||
| honorific-suffix = [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] |
| honorific-suffix = [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] |
||
| name = Raveesh Kumar |
| name = Raveesh Kumar |
||
| Line 18: | Line 19: | ||
| children = 2 |
| children = 2 |
||
| nationality = [[India]]n |
| nationality = [[India]]n |
||
| alma_mater = [[Mount Assisi School]] <br> [[Delhi Public School, Mathura Road]]<br> [[Hans Raj College|Hansraj College]] |
| alma_mater = [[Mount Assisi School]] <br /> [[Delhi Public School, Mathura Road]]<br /> [[Hans Raj College|Hansraj College]] |
||
| occupation = [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] |
| occupation = [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] |
||
| term_start1 = 21 July 2017<ref>https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/news/gopal-baglay-appointed-joint-secretary-pmo</ref> |
| term_start1 = 21 July 2017<ref>https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/news/gopal-baglay-appointed-joint-secretary-pmo</ref> |
||
| term_end1 = 6 April 2020<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/raveesh_kumar/status/1247054363542970369</ref> |
| term_end1 = 6 April 2020<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/raveesh_kumar/status/1247054363542970369 {{Bare URL inline|date=November 2021}}</ref> |
||
| profession = Diplomat |
| profession = Diplomat |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Raveesh Kumar''' is an Indian diplomat in the [[Indian Foreign Service]]. Currently he is an Indian ambassador to [[Finland]] also accredited to [[Estonia]], residing in [[Helsinki]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shri Raveesh Kumar appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Finland |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/32721/Shri_Raveesh_Kumar_appointed_as_the_next_Ambassador_of_India_to_Finland |website=www.mea.gov.in | |
'''Raveesh Kumar''' is an Indian diplomat in the [[Indian Foreign Service]]. Currently he is an Indian ambassador to [[Finland]] also accredited to [[Estonia]], residing in [[Helsinki]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shri Raveesh Kumar appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Finland |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/32721/Shri_Raveesh_Kumar_appointed_as_the_next_Ambassador_of_India_to_Finland |website=www.mea.gov.in |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> He was the former official spokesperson of the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] (MEA) in the Government of India. He was the youngest ever official spokesperson. He was the Consul General of India in Frankfurt, Germany before being appointed as the spokesperson of the MEA. |
||
== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
||
Revision as of 23:49, 28 November 2021
Raveesh Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of India in Finland and Estonia | |
| Assumed office 17 July 2020[1] | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Vani Rao |
| Official Spokesperson and Joint Secretary (XP) of Ministry of External Affairs | |
| In office 21 July 2017[2] – 6 April 2020[3] | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Gopal Bagalay |
| Succeeded by | Anurag Srivastava |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1971 Bhagalpur, Bihar, India |
| Spouse | Ranjana Raveesh |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Mount Assisi School Delhi Public School, Mathura Road Hansraj College |
| Occupation | IFS |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Raveesh Kumar is an Indian diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service. Currently he is an Indian ambassador to Finland also accredited to Estonia, residing in Helsinki.[4] He was the former official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the Government of India. He was the youngest ever official spokesperson. He was the Consul General of India in Frankfurt, Germany before being appointed as the spokesperson of the MEA.
Early life and education
Raveesh Kumar was born in Nathnagar, Bhagalpur district of Bihar. He attended Mount Assisi School, Bhagalpur till class 10 after which he attended Delhi Public School, Mathura Road till class 12. He holds a bachelor's degree with Honours in History from Hansraj College, Delhi University.[5]
Diplomatic career
Raveesh Kumar got through Civil Service Examination conducted by UPSC in 1995. Kumar joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1995 and started his diplomatic career at the Indian Mission in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1997. This was followed by posting in Thimpu, Bhutan as Second Secretary/First Secretary, where he looked after development assistance projects. During his stint in New Delhi from 2004-2007, he was the Desk Officer at the East Asia desk, covering Japan and Republic of Korea. He was then posted to London, United Kingdom as Political Counsellor responsible for bilateral political relationships and engagements with UK Parliament. Subsequently, he moved as Deputy Chief of Mission to Jakarta from September 2010 to August 2013, followed by his posting as Consul General of India in Frankfurt from August 2013 to July 2017. Ambassador Kumar was the Official Spokesperson and Joint Secretary (External Publicity) from July 2017 till April 2020.[6]
See also
References
- ^ https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/32721/Shri_Raveesh_Kumar_appointed_as_the_next_Ambassador_of_India_to_Finland
- ^ https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/news/gopal-baglay-appointed-joint-secretary-pmo
- ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/raveesh_kumar/status/1247054363542970369 [bare URL]
- ^ "Shri Raveesh Kumar appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Finland". www.mea.gov.in. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Consul General, Frankfurt Germany".
- ^ "Ambassador, Helsinki Finland".