Anil Wadha; born 26 May 1957[1] is an Indian civil servant who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service cadre. He has served as the Indian Ambassador to Italy, Poland, Oman and Thailand.[2] He is currently a Senior Fellow & Cluster Leader at the Vivekananda International Foundation in New Delhi.[3]

Anil Wadhwa
Indian Ambassador to Italy and San Marino[4][5]
In office
March 2016[6][7] – May 2017[8][9]
Preceded byBasant Kumar Gupta[10]
Succeeded byReenat Sandhu[9]
Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, India
In office
February 2014[11][12] – February 2016[12][6][7]
Succeeded byPreeti Saran[13]
Indian Ambassador to Poland and Lithuania[14]
In office
March 2004 – August 2007
Preceded byR. L. Narayan
Succeeded byC.M. Bhandari
Indian Ambassador to Oman[15]
In office
August 2007[16] – September 2007[16]
Preceded byAshok Kumar Attri[17]
Succeeded byJ. S. Mukul[17]
Indian Ambassador to Thailand
In office
November 2011[18] – January 2014[18]
Preceded byPinak Ranjan Chakravarty[18]
Succeeded byHarsh Vardhan Shringla[18]
Personal details
Born (1957-05-26) 26 May 1957[1][19]
NationalityIndian
SpouseDeepa Gopalan Wadhwa[20][21]
Alma materUniversity of Delhi
OccupationIFS
ProfessionCivil Servant

Personal life

Wadhwa holds a Master of Arts with a specialisation in Chinese History as well as Medieval Indian history and Architecture[19] from the University of Delhi.[22] He is married to Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, who also belongs to the Indian Foreign Service. They have two sons.[23]

Career

Anil Wadhwa was a member of the Indian Foreign Service from 1 July 1979 to 31 May 2017.[24] He has served at the Indian missions in Hong Kong, Beijing, Geneva, Warsaw,[14] Muscat,[17] Bangkok[18] and Rome.[11][12]

He has served as the Director/Joint Secretary at the Technical Secretariat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, The Hague from July 1993 to July 2000.[25]

He was also a United Nations Disarmament Fellow at Geneva from July to November 1989.[24] During Wadhwa's tenure as the Indian Ambassador to Italy and San Marino, he served as the Indian Permanent representative to three Rome-based agencies of the United Nations: Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development and World Food Programme.[24]

Wadhwa has coordinated the evacuation of Indian nationals from Iraq, Yemen and Libya while serving as the Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, India.[24] He was also associated with the Operation Raahat.[26][27][28][29]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Data" (PDF). www.fao.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. ↑ ANI (26 November 2015). "Anil Wadhwa is India's Ambassador to Italy". Business Standard India – via Business Standard.
  3. ↑ "Amb Anil Wadhwa, Senior Fellow & Cluster Leader, VIF | Vivekananda International Foundation". February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
  4. ↑ "Indian Mandarins is Exclusive News, Views and Analysis News portal on Indian bureaucracy, governance, PSUs and Corporate". IndianMandarins.
  5. ↑ "Senior diplomat Anil Wadhwa new Ambassador to Italy". The Economic Times. 26 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Embassy of India, Rome, Italy". www.indianembassyrome.in.
  7. 1 2 "MEA | About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (East)". www.mea.gov.in.
  8. ↑ "Soon, MEA to see major reshuffle".
  9. 1 2 "New Indian envoys to EU, Italy, Denmark named".
  10. ↑ "Indian Mandarins is Exclusive News, Views and Analysis News portal on Indian bureaucracy, governance, PSUs and Corporate". IndianMandarins.
  11. 1 2 IANS (9 January 2014). "Anil Wadhwa new Secretary-East" – via Business Standard.
  12. 1 2 3 (PDF). 14 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180214205044/http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/gsb/Files/Substitute_Representatives/English/INDIA_Wadhwa.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2018. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ "Anil Wadhwa is India's next envoy to Italy".
  14. 1 2 "Embassy Of India, Warsaw, Poland and Lithuania : List of former Ambassadors". February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
  15. ↑ "Anil Wadhwa appointed new Ambassador to Italy – The Sen Times". February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
  16. 1 2 "Data" (PDF). www.fao.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  17. 1 2 3 "Embassy of India, Muscat, Oman : Embassy Officers". Archived from the original on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 "Previous Ambassadors - Embassy of India,Bangkok - Thailand". February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
  19. 1 2 "Anil Wadhwa named India's new ambassador to Italy". November 26, 2015 – via Business Standard.
  20. ↑ "NPO JIIPA English". NPO JIIPA En.
  21. ↑ "Abuse of domestic workers will be stopped: Anil Wadhwa". The Hindu. June 30, 2009 – via www.thehindu.com.
  22. ↑ "ANIL WADHWA Profile | Thailand Tatler". February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
  23. ↑ "NPO JIIPA English". February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
  24. 1 2 3 4 "EAMUNC - Mentor | Anil Wadhwa". February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14.
  25. ↑ "Data" (PDF). www.fao.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  26. ↑ "India evacuates 5,600 from Yemen, 200 Indians unwilling to leave". www.oneindia.com. April 10, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Untitled Page". pib.gov.in.
  28. ↑ "India to shut embassy as situation worsens in strife-torn Yemen". April 10, 2015.
  29. ↑ "200 Indians refuse to leave Yemen as rescue ends". Gulf-Times. April 10, 2015.
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