Shyam Saran

Shyam Saran

Shyam Saran (born September 4, 1946) was a Foreign Secretary in the Government of India.

He is a 1970 batch Indian Foreign Service officer. Before this, he has served as Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Indian Ambassador to Indonesia and Indian Ambassador to Myanmar, High Commissioner to Mauritius, Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, Deputy Chief of Mission in Tokyo and Counsellor in the Indian Embassy in Beijing.

Tenure as foreign secretary

China

As foreign secretary, he visited China in March 2005 for the 15th meeting of the India-China Joint Working Group on the boundary issue.

tance on nuclear weapons

In April 2006, he said that India has no obligation to define its minimum credible nuclear-deterrent after U.S. assistant secretary of state Richard Boucher suggested that India "further define" its minimum deterrent. During his tenure Mr. Saran helped negotiate the India-United States nuclear deal.

Retirement

Even though the Prime Minister's Office was willing to extended his tenure as foreign secretary when he was set to retire in September 2006, Mr. Saran did retire. Currently he is an advisor to the Prime Minister specializing in nuclear issues.

References

* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/06/11/stories/2004061105460100.htm "Shyam Saran is new Foreign Secretary"] - article in The Hindu dated June 10, 2004
* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/03/29/stories/2005032908981200.htm "Shyam Saran to visit China"] - article in the Hindu dated March 29, 2005

External links

* [http://meaindia.nic.in/onmouse/fs1.htm Profile] on website of Ministry of External Affairs of India


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