Jayant Prasad was born on June 5, 1952 and educated in Delhi University

University of Delhi

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 and Jawaharlal Nehru University

Jawaharlal Nehru University

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. After lecturing on modern Indian history

History of India

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 for two years at St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, he entered the Indian Foreign Service

Indian Foreign Service

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 in 1976.

In Indian Missions abroad, he has served as India's Permanent Representative

Permanent Representative

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 to the Conference on Disarmament

Conference on Disarmament

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, Geneva, Ambassador to Algeria; Counsellor for trade access and development cooperation

International development

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 at the Indian Mission to the European Union

European Union

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 in Brussels, First Secretary

Diplomatic rank

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 in the Permanent Mission

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 of
India to the United Nations

United Nations

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, Geneva and Second Secretary

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 in the Embassy of India in Paris.

In the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi

New Delhi

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, he served as head of the Americas Division, head of the unit on Multilateral Economic Relations, Staff Officer to the Foreign Secretary

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

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, Deputy Secretary for Disarmament Affairs and Desk Officer for Bangladesh.

He was member of U.N. Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters (2005-07), Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

International relations

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, Harvard University

Harvard University

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 (1998-99), and Rapporteur of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights

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, Geneva (1986-87).

He is now the Indian ambassador to Nepal

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