Ruchira Kamboj

Ruchira Kamboj
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
In office
1 August 2022 (2022-08-01) – 31 May 2024
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
Preceded byT. S. Tirumurti
Succeeded byParvathaneni Harish[2]
Indian Ambassador to Bhutan
In office
February 2019 – June 2022
Preceded byJaideep Sarkar
Succeeded bySudhakar Dalela
High Commissioner of India to South Africa
In office
July 2017 – February 2019
Preceded byRuchi Ghanashyam
Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO
In office
April 2014 – July 2017
Preceded byVinay Sheel Oberoi
Succeeded byVinay Mohan Kwatra
Chief of Protocol
In office
June 2011 – April 2014
Preceded bySunil Kumar Lal
Succeeded byJaideep Mazumdar
Personal details
Born (1964-05-03) 3 May 1964 (age 60) [3]
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India [citation needed]
SpouseDiwakar Kamboj
Children1
EducationMaster of Arts (Political Science)
OccupationDiplomat

Ruchira Kamboj (née Patni, born 3 May 1964[citation needed]) is a retired Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1987 batch, who last served as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from August 2022 to May 2024 until her retirement. She has previously served as High Commissioner of India to South Africa, first female Indian Ambassador to Bhutan and Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris.[4]

On 21 June 2022, Kamboj was appointed as the Ambassador/Permanent Representative – designate of India to the United Nations in New York. Her appointment made her the first female Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations. She assumed charge as PR-designate on 1 August 2022 and served there till 31 May 2024.

She served as the President of the UN Security Council in December 2022, becoming the first woman from India to hold this position.

  1. ^ "H. E. Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj". High Commission of India, Pretoria. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (14 August 2024). "Parvathaneni Harish appointed as India's Permanent Representative to U.N." The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 August 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Success Story: Meet IFS Ruchira Kamboj, India's First Woman Ambassador to the UN". New18. 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Embassy of India Thimphu, Bhutan".