Gurjit Singh (ambassador)

Gurjit Singh is an Indian Civil servant and the Indian ambassador to Germany.[2][3][4]

Gurjit Singh
Indian Ambassador to Germany
In office
January 2016[1]  March 2017
Preceded byVijay Keshav Gokhale
Succeeded byMukta Dutta Tomar
Indian Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste
Preceded byBiren Nanda
Personal details
BornMarch 11
NationalityIndian
Spouse(s)Neeru Singh
Children2
Alma materMayo College, Ajmer
OccupationCivil servant IFS

Early life and education

Ambassador Singh finished his schooling at Mayo College, Ajmer and obtained his bachelor's degree in Politics at the St. Xaviers College, Kolkata. He is a Post Graduate in International Studies from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Indian Foreign Service

He is a 1980 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service. He started his career in Diplomacy with a posting in Japan and has since been posted in Sri Lanka, Kenya and Italy.[5]

Positions held

Publications

He has authored five books:

  • The Abalone Factor on India-Japan business relations. This book was awarded the Bimal Sanyal Award for Research by an Indian Foreign Service officer.[8]
  • The Injera and the Paratha on India and Ethiopia.
  • Masala Bumbu on India-Indonesia relationship.
  • A comic book called Travels through Time on India-Indonesia relationship.[9]
  • Opportunity Beckons: Adding Momentum to the Indo-German Partnership.[10]

See also

References

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