Friday, July 31, 2009

Nirupama Rao takes charge as Foreign Secretary

New Delhi,Sat, 01 Aug 2009 ANI

New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): Nirupama Rao took charge as India\'s next Foreign Secretary on Saturday.

She assumed charge from incumbent Shiv Shankar Menon.

Fifty eight-year-old Nirupama Rao, a 1973-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, has served in a number of key positions.

She takes charge at a time when India and Pakistan are going through tough times in the aftermath of Mumbai terror attacks.

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Prior to her posting in Beijing as Ambassador, Rao served as India\'s envoy to Sri Lanka and was the country

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