Harish Parvathaneni is an Indian

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who is serving as

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since 1 September 2024. A 1990 batch of

, he served as ambassador to

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from 2021 until 2024 and to

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

from 2016 till 2019.

Education

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. He also studied

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at the

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and passed the exam with distinction.

Early career

Harish joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1990. He worked in Indian Embassy in

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(Egypt) and

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(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. Harish served as joint secretary and officer on special duty to India's Vice President

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for a period of five years, beginning in 2007. He served as India's Consul General in

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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.

References

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