Syed Akbaruddin appointed Permanent Representative to UN

Syed Akbaruddin a 1985 batch IFS officer and senior diplomat and former high-profile spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry has been appointed as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, succeeding Asoke Mukerji.Akbaruddin, currently serving as an Additional Secretary in MEA, is credited with bringing a whiff of fresh air into the Ministry’s External Publicity division during his three-and-half year tenure as the spokesperson.