Arindam Bagchi
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Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Preceded byIndra Mani Pandey
MinisterS. Jaishankar
Preceded byAnurag Srivastava
Arindam Bagchi | |
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| Permanent Representative of India to the UN at Geneva | |
| Assumed office 22 January 2024[1] | |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | Indra Mani Pandey |
| Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs | |
| In office 21 March 2021 – 3 January 2024 | |
| Minister | S. Jaishankar |
| Preceded by | Anurag Srivastava |
| Succeeded by | Randhir Jaiswal |
| Ambassador of India to Croatia | |
| In office November 2018 – June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sandeep Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Raj Kumar Srivastava |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1972 |
| Education | B. Sc (Mathematics), MBA |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen's College Delhi University IIM Ahmedabad |
Arindam Bagchi (born 5 March 1972) is an Indian diplomat of Indian Foreign Service. He was appointed the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs in March 2021 and served there till 3 January 2024. On 16 October 2023, he was appointed India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations at Geneva. He has succeeded Indra Mani Pandey and assumed the charge on 5 January 2024.[2]
Bagchi had been an investment banker for two years before joining the Indian Foreign Service. He has done his graduation in mathematics from the St. Stephen’s College, and post-graduation in management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.[3]
