Ruchira Kamboj, who is currently serving as India’s envoy to Bhutan, will succeed T.S. Tirumurti as the Indian ambassador to the U.N

Senior diplomat Ruchira Kamboj was on Tuesday appointed India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.

Ms. Kamboj, a 1987-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is presently serving as India’s envoy to Bhutan.

During 2011-2014, she became the first woman diplomat to hold the position of India’s Chief of Protocol.

She will succeed T.S. Tirumurti as the Indian ambassador to the U.N.

source/content: thehindu.com (edited)