Hardeep Singh Puri is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is currently serving as the Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India.
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New Delhi
New DelhiAppointed as Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Minister
New Delhi
New DelhiAppointed as Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
New Delhi
New DelhiElected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi
New DelhiPublished ‘Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: Decoding Dominant Narratives’ (Konark Publications)
New Delhi
New DelhiAppointed as Union Minister of State, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Appointed as Union Minister (Independent Charge), Ministry of Civil Aviation
Re-appointed as Union Minister (Independent Charge), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
New Delhi
New DelhiAuthored 'Delusional Politics: Back To The Future' (Penguin-Random House)
New Delhi, India
New Delhi, IndiaAppointed as Union Minister (Independent Charge), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
US
USPresident of the Governing Body and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Research and Information System for Developing Countries
India
IndiaPublished an article on ‘India’s Trade Policy Dilemma and the Role of Domestic Reform’, (Carnegie India, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
New Delhi, India
New Delhi, IndiaDelivered Public Lecture on 'India and the Western Liberal Democratic Order' at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi
India
IndiaAuthored ‘Perilous Interventions: The Security Council and the Politics of Chaos’ (Harper Collins)
US & India
US & IndiaLecture Tour in leading Universities, think tanks, and other Academic Institutions, across the US and India. These were complemented with Academic Publications in Journals and Media Outlets on topics such as Foreign Policy, Trade Policy, Security Policy, Cyber Space, and the 2030 Development Agenda
New York, US
New York, USVice President of the International Peace Institute (a Non-Profit think tank Headquartered in New York) and Secretary-General of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM). The ICM, chaired by Kevin Rudd former Prime Minister of Australia, was an Independent Commission tasked to undertake an arm’s length audit on whether the UN is ‘fit for purpose’, on the occasion of its 70th anniversary. It has undertaken this task through an analysis of 16 thematic or issue areas that the multilateral system, anchored in the UN, will have to confront in the coming decades
Vice President of IPI & Secretary-General of ICM
New York, US
New York, USPresided over the UN Security Council during August 2011 and again in November 2012
Chairman, Working Group established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1566 (2004)
Chairman, Security Council Committee concerning Somalia and Eritrea
Chairman, Counter-Terrorism Committee of UN
Head of the Indian Delegation to the UN Security Council
New York, USA
New York, USAFacilitator (appointed by President of General Assembly) for the creation of UN Women
Vice President: 64th Session of UNGA
Ambassador & Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, New York
New Delhi, India
New Delhi, IndiaRanking Official for Economic Diplomacy responsible for all Multilateral Economic Issues including those relating to the United Nations, WTO, and International Financial Institutions, and for Trade Finance, Investment, and Technology Promotion. Coordinated key Policy Initiatives such as Energy Security and Food Security; Headed India’s overseas Technical and Development Cooperation Programme – the largest South-South Initiative of its kind
Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi
Brazil
BrazilOversaw transformation of Bilateral Relations encompassing exponential increase in Trade, Investment, Technological, Defense and Energy Cooperation, Political and Strategic Collaboration, Cultural Contacts and Social Sector Interaction, and Multilateral Partnerships including the path-breaking India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) initiative and BRICs related dialogue
Ambassador of India to Brazil
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, SwitzerlandProactively negotiated/facilitated first-ever Public Health Treaty – the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Outcomes of the two World Summits on Information Societies, UNCTAD XI Conference Outcome – the Sao Paulo Consensus, the establishment of the Human Rights Council, Development Agenda in WIPO
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
London, UK
London, UKAdministrative Head of India’s largest Diplomatic Mission at a crucial phase in Bilateral Relations; facilitated the establishment of “Friends of India” groups in all major Political Parties in UK; stabled institutional frameworks for intensifying India-UK corporate interaction; launched programmes to broad-base bilateral economic ties by reaching out to all regions of UK; structured and enhanced engagement with the Indian Diaspora; Representative of India to The Commonwealth Secretariat.
Ambassador/Deputy High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom
New Delhi
New DelhiHead of the Territorial Division. Coordinated Bilateral Relations with West European Countries also dealt with the EU, EFTA and the Commonwealth
Joint Secretary (Europe West), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi
New Delhi
New DelhiCoordinated India’s International Defence Cooperation
Headed Defence Planning and Coordination division responsible for Army-Air Force-Navy Cooperation
First Foreign Service Officer seconded to serve as Head of Division responsible for the Indian Navy
Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
New Delhi
New DelhiWorked on key initiatives that Transformed Bilateral Relations including in the area of Security and Strategic Cooperation, Human Rights, Science and Technology Cooperation, and Economic and Business Partnerships, Leader of the Indian Delegation to the 2nd and 3rd Rounds of Indo-US dialogue on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation.
Joint Secretary (Americas), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi
New Delhi
New DelhiChief of Staff to the Head of the Diplomatic Service, Government of India
Director (Foreign Secretary’s Office), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of India
Director, Multilateral and Economic Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
New Delhi
New DelhiProvided Technical Support, Capacity-Building Assistance, and Advice to Developing Countries participating in the GATT Uruguay Round resulting in the establishment of the WTO
Coordinator, UNDP/UNCTAD Multilateral Trade Negotiations Project To Help Developing Countries In The Uruguay Round Of MTNS
Colombo
ColomboFirst Secretary/Counsellor (Political), High Commission of India, Colombo
Political Officer of the Indian Peacekeeping Force
Assisted in the negotiations of the historic India-Sri Lanka Agreement for Peace and Normalcy in Sri Lanka (1987)
Geneva
GenevaChairman, GATT Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.
First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India to GATT, Geneva
New Delhi
New DelhiUnder Secretary (Foreign Service Personnel), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India where he handled the Human Resources Management of the Diplomatic Services
New Delhi
New DelhiOfficer on Special Duty (Press Relations) in the Spokesman’s Office, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, India.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, JapanSecond Secretary (Political & Commercial) at the Embassy of India in Tokyo
Third Secretary (Language Trainee) at the Embassy of India in Tokyo
Delhi, India
Delhi, IndiaMarried fellow IFS officer Smt Lakshmi M Puri who went on to become Ambassador and Assistant Secretary-General of the UN and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women in New York.
Delhi, India
Delhi, IndiaJoins the Indian Foreign Service
Delhi, India
Delhi, IndiaWorked as Lecturer in History at St. Stephens College, Delhi University
Delhi, India
Delhi, IndiaBachelor of Arts (Honours) in History from Delhi University (First in order of merit)
Elected as Prime Minister of the Hindu College Parliament
Won many University competitions and accomplished as a debater and public speaker
Master of Arts in History from Delhi University (First Division)
Delhi, India
Delhi, IndiaCompletes primary education from The Frank Anthony Public School, Lajpat Nagar
Delhi, India
Delhi, IndiaBorn to Shri Bhagat Singh Puri and Smt Kundan Puri on the 15th of February