Dr. Devyani Uttam Khobragade

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• Dr. Devyani Uttam Khobragade
  Ambassador-designate of India to Tunisia

Dr. Devyani Khobragade is a distinguished diplomat and former medical doctor (MBBS) who joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1999. Throughout her diplomatic career, she has served in key positions in Berlin, Islamabad, Rome, New York, and Phnom Penh. Dr. Khobragade is multilingual, fluently speaking English, Marathi, Hindi and German, with working knowledge of Mandarin and Spanish.

        At the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, she has acquired extensive experience across various divisions, including Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran (PAI), Central Europe, Finance, Consular Passport and Visa services, as well as in Cooperative Federalism. Prior to her current role as the Ambassador of India to Cambodia, she served as Joint Secretary in the Development Partnership Administration, heading the international capacity building and cultural heritage diplomacy initiatives of Government of India.

        In addition to her diplomatic work, Dr. Khobragade is an accomplished author, having published a collection of short stories and a popular children’s book titled “The Adventures of Young Ambedkar”. A certified yoga instructor and a distance runner, she is also deeply interested in Vipassana meditation and Buddhism.

        Dr. Khobragade is married to Dr. Aakash Singh Rathore, a Professor of Legal and Political Philosophy, and they are proud parents of two daughters.