Anil Wadhwa
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Preceded byBasant Kumar Gupta[7]
Succeeded byReenat Sandhu[6]
Succeeded byPreeti Saran[10]
Preceded byR. L. Narayan
Anil Wadhwa | |
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| Indian Ambassador to Italy and San Marino[1][2] | |
| In office March 2016[3][4] – May 2017[5][6] | |
| Preceded by | Basant Kumar Gupta[7] |
| Succeeded by | Reenat Sandhu[6] |
| Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, India | |
| In office February 2014[8][9] – February 2016[9][3][4] | |
| Succeeded by | Preeti Saran[10] |
| Indian Ambassador to Poland and Lithuania[11] | |
| In office March 2004 – August 2007 | |
| Preceded by | R. L. Narayan |
| Succeeded by | C.M. Bhandari |
| Indian Ambassador to Oman[12] | |
| In office August 2007[13] – September 2011[13] | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Kumar Attri[14] |
| Succeeded by | J. S. Mukul[14] |
| Indian Ambassador to Thailand | |
| In office November 2011[15] – January 2014[15] | |
| Preceded by | Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty[15] |
| Succeeded by | Harsh Vardhan Shringla[15] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1957[16][17] |
| Spouse | Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa[18][19] |
| Alma mater | St Stephen's College, Delhi Delhi University |
| Occupation | IFS |
| Profession | Civil Servant |
Anil Wadhwa (born 26 May 1957[16]) is a retired Indian diplomat of Indian Foreign Service who has served as the Indian Ambassador to Italy, Poland, Oman and Thailand.[20] He is currently a Senior Fellow and Cluster Leader at the Vivekananda International Foundation in New Delhi.[21]
Wadhwa holds a Master of Arts with a specialisation in Chinese History as well as Medieval Indian history and Architecture[17] from the University of Delhi.[22] He is married to Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, who also belongs to the Indian Foreign Service. They have two sons.[23]