Hardeep Singh Puri
| Hardeep Singh Puri | |
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| President of the United Nations Security Council | |
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In office August 2011 – August 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Wittig and Guido Westerwelle |
| Succeeded by | Nawaf Salam, Michel Suleiman and Najib Mikati |
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In office November 2012 – November 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Gert Rosenthal and Harold Caballeros |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Loulichki and Saad-Eddine El Othmani |
| Indian ambassador to Brazil | |
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In office January 2008 – October 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Amitava Tripathi |
| Succeeded by | Bellur Shamarao Prakash |
| Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations | |
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In office 4 May 2009 – 27 February 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Nirupam Sen |
| Succeeded by | Asoke Kumar Mukerji |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 February 1952 Delhi, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lakshmi Singh Puri |
| Alma mater | Hindu College, University of Delhi |
| Profession | Civil servant |
| Religion | Sikhism |
Hardeep Singh Puri (Punjabi: ਹਰਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਪੁਰੀ; born 15 February 1952 in Delhi) is a 1974 batch Indian Foreign Service officer who served as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013.
He formerly served as Chairman of United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, Vice President of International Peace Institute and Secretary-General of Independent Commission on Multilateralism in New York.
Hardeep Singh Puri was born in Delhi. His father was a diplomat, and he attended boarding school in India as his father was posted in countries where there were no options for English-language education. He pursued Bachelor's and postgraduate study at Hindu College, University of Delhi, and worked as a Lecturer at St. Stephen's College, Delhi.
Puri has been stationed at important diplomatic posts in Brazil, Japan, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom. Between 1988 and 1991, he was the Coordinator of the UNDP/UNCTAD Multilateral Trade Negotiations Project to help Developing Countries in the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations. He also served as the chairman of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee from January 2011 to February 2013, and as President of the United Nations Security Council in August 2011 and November 2012.
Ambassador Puri joined International Peace Institute as a Senior Advisor in June 2013. Puri joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in January 2014, expressing an admiration for the party's approach to national security.
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