Gurjit Singh (ambassador) explained

Office:	Indian Ambassador to Germany
Term Start:	January 2016^[1]
Term End:	March 2017
Predecessor:	Vijay Keshav Gokhale
Successor:	Mukta Dutta Tomar
Office2:	Indian Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste
Predecessor2:	Biren Nanda
Birth Date:	March 11, 1958
Occupation:	IFS
Children:	2
Alma Mater:	Mayo College, Ajmer
Profession:	Civil Servant
Nationality:	Indian
Spouse:	Neeru Singh

Gurjit Singh is an Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre and a former Indian ambassador to Germany.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Early life and education

Ambassador Singh finished his schooling at Mayo College, Ajmer and obtained his bachelor's degree in Politics at the St. Xaviers College, Kolkata. He is a Post Graduate in International Studies from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Indian Foreign Service

He is a 1980 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service. He started his career in Diplomacy with a posting in Japan and has since been posted in Sri Lanka, Kenya and Italy.^[5]

Positions held

• Ambassador of India to Germany
• Ambassador to Indonesia.^[6] Also concurrently Ambassador of India to ASEAN and Timor-Leste.
• Ambassador to Ethiopia and Representative of India to the African Union, UNECA and IGAD.
• Ambassador to Republic of Djibouti.^[7]
• Deputy Permanent Representative of India to UNEP and UN-HABITAT.

Publications

He has authored five books:

• The Abalone Factor on India-Japan business relations. This book was awarded the Bimal Sanyal Award for Research by an Indian Foreign Service officer.^[8]
• The Injera and the Paratha on India and Ethiopia.
• Masala Bumbu on India-Indonesia relationship.
• A comic book called Travels through Time on India-Indonesia relationship.^[9]
• Opportunity Beckons: Adding Momentum to the Indo-German Partnership.^[10]

See also

• Indian Ambassadors to the Federal Republic of Germany

External links

• Embassy of India,Berlin - Germany

Notes and References

1. Web site: Previous Ambassadors - Embassy of India,Berlin - Germany . www.indianembassy.de . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180422062543/https://www.indianembassy.de/pages.php?id=8 . 22 April 2018 . dead.
2. Web site: Gurjit Singh appointed as the next Ambassador of lndia to the Federal Republic of Germany . mea.gov.in . 9 June 2016.
3. Web site: Ambassador Gurjit Singh . indianembassy.de . 8 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308103732/https://www.indianembassy.de/pages.php?id=7 . 8 March 2016 . dead .
4. News: Gurjit Singh India's new envoy to Germany . economictimes.indiatimes.com . 8 June 2016.
5. News: Interview with His Excellency Mr. Gurjit Singh, Ambassador of India to Germany - The Governance Post. 2016-12-08. The Governance Post. 2017-03-08. en-US.
6. Web site: Gurjit Singh appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Indonesia . mea.gov.in . 9 June 2016.
7. Web site: Gurjit Singh concurrently accredited next Ambassador of India to Republic of Djibouti . mea.gov.in . 9 June 2016.
8. Web site: Indonesia, India can become trendsetters for developing world. www.antaranews.com. en. 2017-03-08.
9. Web site: Indian Embassy releases Comic Book on India Indonesia Relations. www.antaranews.com. en. 2017-03-10.
10. Web site: "Opportunity Beckons" – ein neues Buch über Indien und Deutschland - INDIEN aktuell. www.indienaktuell.de. 29 January 2017. de-DE. 2017-03-10.