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Anumula Gitesh Sarma
Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, India
In office
November 2018[1] – April 2021
Preceded byRuchi Ghanashyam
Personal details
Born (1961-03-25) March 25, 1961 (age 63)[2]
NationalityIndian
SpouseRatnamala Sarma
Children1 daughter
EducationM.A Hons (Political Science)
Alma materDelhi University
OccupationDiplomat IFS
Websitemea.gov.in

A. Gitesh Sarma or Anumula Gitesh Sarma (born in 1961) is an Indian diplomat. He has worked for the Indian Foreign Service since 1986. He completed his schooling from St. Xavier's School, Hazaribagh[3][4][5] and received a BA and an MA (in political science) from Delhi University.[6]

First he joined the India Audits & Accounts Department, Government of India in 1984 and subsequently the Indian Foreign Service in 1986.[7]

He has worked in the Ministry of External Affairs as Under Secretary (Europe East) and Director (Central Asia ). He has also served as the Officer on Special Duty (IT Enabled Services) in the Information Technology Department of the state of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, India and as Joint Secretary (External Relations) in the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.[8]

His foreign assignments include Indian Missions in Moscow, Minsk, Odesa (Ukraine), Hong Kong, Islamabad and London.[9]

Ambassador Sarma served as the Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan from 2011 to 2014 and the High Commissioner to Fiji from 2014 to 2015. He has also served as Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary prior to his appointment as Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs in November 2018.[10]

He is married to Ratnamala Sarma and has a daughter.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Appointment of Shri A. Gitesh Sarma, as Secretary (West) MEA".
  2. ^ "Ambassador A. GITESH SARMA : Ambassador A. GITESH SARMA".
  3. ^ https://in.linkedin.com/in/gitesh-sarma-13a201138 [self-published source]
  4. ^ "'I have a very old connection with Australia', says the new Indian High Commissioner to Australia Mr A Gitesh Sarma". SBS Your Language. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Hoxan Profiles (1975)". www.classcreator.com. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Ambassador A. GITESH SARMA : Ambassador A. GITESH SARMA".
  7. ^ "Ambassador A. GITESH SARMA : Ambassador A. GITESH SARMA".
  8. ^ "A. Gitesh Sarma appointed as Secretary (West) in MEA".
  9. ^ "Ambassador A. GITESH SARMA : Ambassador A. GITESH SARMA".
  10. ^ "Appointment of Shri A. Gitesh Sarma, as Secretary (West) MEA".
  11. ^ "Ambassador A. GITESH SARMA : Ambassador A. GITESH SARMA".

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