Niermala Badrising
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Niermala Badrising | |
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.jpg) Badrising in 2013 | |
| Ambassador of Suriname to the United States | |
| In office 21 July 2017 – October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Subhas Mungra |
| Succeeded by | Marten Schalkwijk |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 12 August 2015 – 1 February 2017 | |
| President | Dési Bouterse |
| Preceded by | Winston Lackin |
| Succeeded by | Yldiz Pollack-Beighle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1962 |
| Alma mater | Anton de Kom University of Suriname International Institute of Social Studies Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
Niermala Badrising (born 4 July 1962) is a Surinamese diplomat and politician. She was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Suriname in the cabinet of President Dési Bouterse between 12 August 2015 and 1 February 2017. She was ambassador to the United States from July 2017 until October 2021.
Badrising was born on 4 July 1962 in Paramaribo.[1] In 1987 Badrising obtained a master's degree in International Studies from the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, Netherlands. In 2007 she obtained a master's degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University in the United States. She also has a licentiate degree in law from the Anton de Kom University of Suriname, where she specialized in international labor law and international relations.[1]
