Nirupam Sen
Encyclopedia
Nirupam Sen is from the 1969 batch of the Indian Foreign Service. His last posting prior to retirement was as Permanent Representative
of India
to the United Nations
. After retirement, he was appointed as Special Senior Adviser to the President of the UN General Assembly.http://www.unelections.org/files/PGA_AppointmentofSpecialSeniorAdvisorSen_2Apr09.pdf
of India
to the United Nations
on September 17, 2004 . Prior to this appointment, Sen had been India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
. He has previously headed Indian missions in Sofia
and Oslo
in Bulgaria
and Norway
. His predecessor as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations was Vijay K. Nambiar
his successor is Hardeep Puri.
Permanent Representative
A Permanent Representative is the head of a diplomatic mission to one of various international organisations. The best known of the organisations to which states send Permanent Representatives is the United Nations; of these, the most high-profile ones are those assigned to headquarters in New...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
. After retirement, he was appointed as Special Senior Adviser to the President of the UN General Assembly.http://www.unelections.org/files/PGA_AppointmentofSpecialSeniorAdvisorSen_2Apr09.pdf
Career
Nirupam Sen presented his credentials as Permanent RepresentativePermanent Representative
A Permanent Representative is the head of a diplomatic mission to one of various international organisations. The best known of the organisations to which states send Permanent Representatives is the United Nations; of these, the most high-profile ones are those assigned to headquarters in New...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
on September 17, 2004 . Prior to this appointment, Sen had been India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. He has previously headed Indian missions in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
and Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. His predecessor as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations was Vijay K. Nambiar
Vijay K. Nambiar
Vijay Nambiar is a veteran Indian diplomat and the Chef de Cabinet under UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon since 1 January 2007. He holds the rank of Under-Secretary-General and is a member of the Secretary-General's Senior Management Team....
his successor is Hardeep Puri.