He is, in the nomenclature of the Indian Civil Service, a “1985 batch” Indian Foreign Service officer. One of twelve candidates selected by national competitive examination to enter the diplomatic corps that year, Syed Akbaruddin was born in Kerala but grew up in Hyderabad, Telangana in south...
According to South Block, R Ravindran, a 1999 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer and presently joint secretary (Central and West Africa), will join the Indian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York with a rank equivalent to that of a DPR. Pratik Mathur, a 2007 IFS officer and...
A-based Executive Officer About the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade The role of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is to advance the interests of Australia and Australians internationally. This involves strengthening Australia’s security, enhancing ...
My name is Ed Coet. I am a retired US Army Intelligence Officer. In my last job in the army I was the Chief of the Human Intelligence Branch for the US European Command in Stuttgart, Germany. In that capacity I was also the Designated Program Manager for a Special Access Program (SAP)...