Preeti Saran (born 5 September 1958) is an Indian

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of the

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cadre 1982 batch. In December 2018, Saran was elected unopposed to the

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for a term from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022 which was extended for up to December 2026.

Personal life

Preeti Saran holds a B.A. (Honours) degree and

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degree in English from the Lady Shri Ram College for Women,

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. She is married to Pankaj Saran, who also belonged to the

and has served as Deputy National Security Adviser of India. They have two sons.

Career

She joined the

in August 1982. She has served in

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n missions at

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and

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 ...

. Saran was the Consul General of

and the

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. She served as the Secretary (East) in the

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from March 2016 to 30 September 2018. From 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022, Saran will be a member of the

for a term from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022 which was extended till December 2026. She also acts as a mentor to Center for Strategic and Foreign Relations at Vision India Foundation.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saran, Preeti Living people Indian Foreign Service officers Indian women ambassadors 1958 births Lady Shri Ram College alumni Delhi University alumni Ambassadors of India to Vietnam