Nirupam Sen (diplomat) explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Nirupam Sen
Birth Date:c. 1947
Birth Place:Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Death Date:2 July 2017
Death Place:New Delhi
Office:Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
Term Start:September 2004
Term End:March 2009
Predecessor:Vijay K. Nambiar
Successor:Hardeep Singh Puri
Occupation:Diplomat (IFS)

Nirupam Sen (1947 — 2 July 2017) was from the 1969 batch of the Indian Foreign Service. His last posting prior to retirement was as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations. After retirement, he was appointed as Special Senior Adviser to the President of the UN General Assembly.[1] [2]

Career

Sen presented his credentials as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations on 17 September 2004. Prior to this appointment, Sen had been India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. He has previously headed Indian missions in Sofia and Oslo in Bulgaria and Norway. His predecessor as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations was Vijay K. Nambiar his successor is Hardeep Puri.

Death

Sen died in AMRI Hospitals, Kolkata on 24 December 2018 at the age of 71.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 31 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005084513/http://www.unelections.org/files/PGA_AppointmentofSpecialSeniorAdvisorSen_2Apr09.pdf . 5 October 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nirupam-sen-india-s-former-envoy-to-united-nations-is-dead/story-5iTQnQAJi2dy7FZiJRYH6H.html Nirupam Sen, India’s former envoy to United Nations, is dead
  3. Web site: Nirupam Sen, India's former envoy to United Nations, is dead. 2 July 2017 . December 24, 2018.