Chokila Iyer | |
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Indian Foreign Secretary | |
In office March 14, 2001 - 29 June 2002 |
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Preceded by | Mr. Lalit Mansingh |
Succeeded by | Kanwal Sibal |
Personal details | |
Born | Sikkim |
Occupation | Civil Servant (Indian Foreign Service) |
Chokila Iyer is India's first woman Foreign secretary. She took charge on 14 March 2001 replacing Mr. Lalit Mansingh. She is 1964 Batch Officer, a native of Sikkim, earlier headed the Indian Mission in Ireland. [1]