The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations is the formal title of the

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delegation to the

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(UN). India was among the founding members of the

and signed the

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on 1 January 1942. India also participated in the

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and Diwan Bahadur Sir

Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar Sir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar (14 October 1887 – 17 July 1976) was an Indian lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who was the first president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the 24th and last Diwan of Mysore. He also served as ...

signed the

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's behalf.

Leadership

The

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is the leader of the Indian Mission to the

. They also represent

in the

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. The current

is Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj. She is the first female to be Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations. In 2020, when India was elected to become a non-permanent member of

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for the term 2021-2022, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) appointed four more foreign service officers to serve in the Permanent Mission in New York to boost diplomatic presence. An officer was appointed as Deputy Permanent Representative specially to look after Security Council issues. In addition, few Counsellors and First Secretaries were posted to the Mission to look after Security Council issues. Currently, the Ambassador/Permanent Representative leads the Mission. In addition, the mission has a Deputy Permanent Representative who has the rank of Ambassador, a Minister, seven Counsellors, a Legal Advisor, two First Secretaries, three Second Secretaries and a Military Advisor.

Mission building

The Indian Permanent Mission to the United Nations is housed at 235 East 43rd Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, in

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. It is a 27-storied red granite-clad building, built in 1993. It was designed by Indian architect Charles Correa.

List of former permanent representatives

References

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Diplomatic missions of India

India and the United Nations India–United States relations

Leadership

Mission building

List of former permanent representatives

See also

References