Lectures by Ambassador Shyam Saran
Ambassador Shyam Saran, former Foreign Secretary of India and
Chairman, Research and Information system will be visiting Sri Lanka
from November 13-18, 2011 to deliver lectures under the auspices of the
Public Lecture series of the India-Sri Lanka Foundation.
Ambassador Shyam Saran, a distinguished career diplomat, was Foreign
Secretary of India from 2004-2006.
He served as the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Indo-US civil
nuclear issues and later as Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator on
Climate Change until February 2010.
He continues to be involved in providing inputs to the Government of
India on policy matters, as a member of the National Security Advisory
Board, and was recently appointed Chairman, Research and Information
System for Developing Countries, which is a major think tank
specializing in studies on economic and trade-related issues.
He has been India's Ambassador to Myanmar, Indonesia and Nepal and
High Commissioner to Mauritius and has served in several capitals of the
world including Beijing, Tokyo and Geneva.
In the Ministry of External Affairs, Ambassador Saran headed the
Economic Division, the Multilateral Economic Division and the East Asia
Division which handles relations with China and Japan.
Ambassador Saran was also Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's
Office responsible for foreign policy, nuclear and defence related
issues. On January 26, 2011, Ambassador Saran achieved the rare
distinction of being awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India
for his outstanding contribution to civil service.
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest national award in India.
All are welcome to attend the lectures by Ambassador Saran, which
would be followed by an interactive session, as per the following
schedule:
The India - Sri Lanka Foundation was established by a Memorandum of
Understanding between the governments of India and Sri Lanka in 1998 in
order to foster India - Sri Lanka relations through the enhancement of
economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation and to promote
greater understanding between the people of the two countries.
For any further information please contact India - Sri Lanka
Foundation (Colombo Secretariat) on Telephone 0112389924/email:
[email protected] or Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies
on 0112698019/email: [email protected] or Indian Cultural Centre (Tel:
2684698).
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