Shyam Saran
Former Foreign Secretary of India
Shyam Saran is a distinguished Indian career diplomat. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1970 and rose to become the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India from 2004 to 2006. Prior to his appointment as the Foreign Secretary, he served as India's ambassador to Myanmar, Indonesia and Nepal and as its High Commissioner to Mauritius. Upon retiring as the Foreign Secretary, he was appointed the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Indo-US Civil Nuclear Issues and later as Special Envoy and Chief Negotiator on Climate Change. Until 2015, he was the Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board under the National Security Council Secretariat.
