Join us for the first Distinguished Speaker luncheon of the year! Our guest will be Nagesh Singh, Consul General of India in Atlanta. 

“Since independence, we have travelled a long way. From being categorized in popular perception as a land of poverty, illiteracy, disease and hunger, India today is rising power; a country fast emerging as a global leader in science, technology, innovation and startups. From being a famine ridden land, we are fast becoming the food basket for the world. This year we have become the fastest growing large economy on the planet, the largest recipient of (foreign direct investment). According to most informed estimates, we are likely to continue on this high growth trajectory in the years ahead, eliminating poverty from our midst in the next 10 to 15 years.” – Consul General Singh at India’s 67th Republic Day celebration in Atlanta, Jan. 26, 2016 (Global Atlanta).

Prior to being appointed as Consul General of India in Atlanta, Nagesh Singh has served as Joint Secretary/Officer on Special Duty to the Vice President of India (September 2012 – June 2015), Director (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) in the Ministry of External Affairs (February 2010– August 2012), Counsellor (UN Administrative & Budgetary Affairs) in the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York (June 2006 – February 2010), Private Secretary to the Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India (June 2003 – May 2006) and Under Secretary (Pakistan) in the Ministry of External Affairs (September 2002 – May 2003).

He has also served as Second Secretary in Embassy of India in Dakar (Republic of Senegal), with concurrent accreditation to Cape Verde, Guinea, Bissau, Mali, Mauritania and The Gambia (July 2000 to August 2002) and Third/Second Secretary, Embassy of India in Paris (June 1997 – June 2000). He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1995.

Nagesh Singh did his B.A. (Hons) in Economics from University of Delhi and Master’s in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics. He speaks Hindi, English and French. He is married to Pragya Singh and they have a son and a daughter.

$25 members | $35 nonmembers | $20 students

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