डॉ. एस. जयशंकर Dr S. Jaishankar

Life and career

  1. 1955 · Born in New Delhi. His father K. Subrahmanyam was one of India’s best-known strategic affairs analysts. (Gulf News)
  2. 1970s · St Stephen's College, then JNU. A degree from St Stephen's College in Delhi, then an MA in Political Science and an MPhil and PhD in International Relations at Jawaharlal Nehru University. (MEA)
  3. 1977 · Joins the Indian Foreign Service. The start of a career that would take him through Moscow, Washington, Colombo, Budapest, Tokyo, Prague, Singapore, Beijing and back to Washington. (The Tribune)
  4. 1979–81 · Moscow. Third and then Second Secretary in the Soviet Union, where he learned Russian. (Gulf News)
  5. 1985–88 · Washington, first time. First Secretary at the Embassy in the United States, after years on the Americas desk and in Policy Planning in Delhi. (Gulf News)
  6. Late 1980s · Colombo and the IPKF. First Secretary and Political Adviser to the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka. (Gulf News)
  7. 1990s · Budapest, Delhi, Tokyo. Commercial Counsellor in Budapest. Director for East Europe and Press Secretary to President Shankar Dayal Sharma. Then Deputy Chief of Mission in Tokyo from 1996 to 2000. (Gulf News · Deccan Herald)
  8. 2000–04 · Ambassador to the Czech Republic. His first posting as head of mission. (MEA)
  9. 2004–07 · Joint Secretary, Americas. Head of the Americas division in Delhi during the negotiation of the India-US civil nuclear agreement, in which he was one of the early negotiators. (Tata Sons · Gulf News)
  10. 2007–09 · High Commissioner to Singapore. India’s envoy to the city-state at the height of the Look East policy. (MEA)
  11. 2009–13 · Ambassador to China. Four years in Beijing. He is reported to have negotiated an end to China’s practice of stapled visas for Indians from Jammu and Kashmir. (MEA · Gulf News)
  12. 2013–15 · Ambassador to the United States. Washington again, this time as ambassador. (MEA)
  13. 2015–18 · Foreign Secretary. Appointed on 29 January 2015. Given a one-year extension in January 2017 and served until 28 January 2018. The Doklam standoff with China was resolved during his tenure. (The Tribune)
  14. 2018–19 · Tata Sons. President of Global Corporate Affairs at Tata Sons. In August 2018 he delivered the Lalit Doshi Memorial Lecture, Doing Foreign Policy Differently, now read as an early statement of his ministry. (MEA · Lalit Doshi Memorial Foundation)
  15. 2019 · Padma Shri, then the Cabinet. Awarded the Padma Shri for civil service in January 2019. Sworn in as External Affairs Minister on 30 May 2019, the first former Foreign Secretary to hold the post. Elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in July. (The News Minute · MEA · The Hitavada)
  16. 2020 · The India Way. His first book, published by HarperCollins India in September 2020. (Foreign Policy)
  17. 2023 · Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha. Returned unopposed from Gujarat for a second term in July 2023, the year of India’s G20 presidency. (DT Next)
  18. 2024 · Why Bharat Matters, and a second term. His second book was published by Rupa in January 2024. Sworn in again on 9 June 2024 and took charge of the Ministry on 11 June. (Rupa Publications · ThePrint)
  19. 2026 · Still at the helm. In 2026 he hosted the BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi in May, addressed the 81st UN General Assembly in September and spoke at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi in October. (The Tribune · All India Radio)
S. Jaishankar wearing a red stole at a Diwali event in Washington
As Ambassador to the United States, at a Diwali event at the State Department in October 2014. Photograph: US Department of State, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

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