Ronen Sen

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Ronen Sen (born April 9, 1944) is India's ambassador to the United States of America since August 2004.

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[edit] Career

After graduation, Sen joined the Indian Foreign Service in July 1966. From 1968 to 1984, he served in Indian missions/posts in Moscow, San Francisco and in Dhaka and in the Ministry of External Affairs. He has also been Secretary to the Atomic Energy Commission of India.

From July 1984 to December 1985, Sen was Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. Thereafter he was Joint Secretary to the Prime Minister of India from 1986 to July 1991 responsible for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Science and Technology.

Sen also served as India's ambassador to Mexico from September 1991 to August 1992; India's ambassador to the Russian Federation from October 1992 to October 1998; India's ambassador to Germany from October 1998 to May 2002 and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from May 2002 to April 2004.

Mr. Sen has also participated in summit meetings in the United Nations, Commonwealth, Non-Aligned Movement, Six Nation Five Continent Peace Initiative, SAARC, International Atomic Energy Agency, G-15 and other forums and also in over 160 bilateral summit meetings. He has also served as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of India several times.

Recently, he put in his papers and requested the government to relieve him at the end of March 2008.

[edit] Personal life

Ronen Sen is married to Kalpana, who was previously an airhostess with Indian Airlines. They have a daughter.

[edit] Controversies

In August 2007, Ronen Sen was issued notice by the Parliamentary Privileges Committee to explain the "headless chicken" remark he is alleged to have made in an off-the-record TV interview. He later tendered his apology before Parliamentary Privileges Committee. He said his remark was not aimed at Parliamentarians and it was off the record comment.

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