Nirupama Rao, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nirupama Rao

Indian diplomat

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1950

Place of Birth: Malappuram, Kerala, India

Profession: writer, poet, diplomat

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Nirupama Menon Rao (born 6 December 1950) is a retired 1973 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, who served as India's Foreign Secretary from 2009 to 2011, as well as being India's Ambassador to the United States, China and Sri Lanka (High Commissioner) during her career. In July 2009, she became the second woman (after Chokila Iyer) to hold the post of India's Foreign Secretary, the head of the Indian Foreign Service.
In her career she served in several capacities including, Minister of Press, Information and Culture in Washington DC, Deputy Chief of Mission in Moscow, stints in the MEA as Joint Secretary, East Asia and External Publicity, the latter position making her the first woman spokesperson of the MEA, Chief of Personnel, Ambassador to Peru and China, and High Commissioner to Sri Lanka.