Ruchira Kamboj
Ruchira Kamboj, IFS | |
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| Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations | |
| In office 1 August 2022 – 31 May 2024 | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | T. S. Tirumurti |
| Succeeded by | Parvathaneni Harish |
| Indian Ambassador to Bhutan | |
| In office February 2019 – June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jaideep Sarkar |
| Succeeded by | Sudhakar Dalela |
| High Commissioner of India to South Africa | |
| In office July 2017 – February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ruchi Ghanashyam |
| Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO | |
| In office April 2014 – July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Vinay Sheel Oberoi |
| Succeeded by | Vinay Mohan Kwatra |
| Chief of Protocol | |
| In office June 2011 – April 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sunil Kumar Lal |
| Succeeded by | Jaideep Mazumdar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1964 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Spouse | Diwakar Kamboj |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | (M.A.)Delhi University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Ruchira Kamboj (née Patni, born 3 May 1964) is a retired Indian diplomat of 1987 batch of Indian Foreign Service who has served as the India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from August 2022 to May 2024 until her retirement. She has previously served as High Commissioner of India to South Africa, first female Indian Ambassador to Bhutan and Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris.
On 21 June 2022, Kamboj was appointed as the Ambassador/Permanent Representative – designate of India to the United Nations in New York. Her appointment made her the first female Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations. She assumed charge as PR-designate on 1 August 2022 and served there till 31 May 2024.
She served as the President of the UN Security Council in December 2022, becoming the first woman from India to hold this position.