The Alaska World Affairs Council Presents

Ambassador Ronen Sen

India – US Relations: Strategy, Dimensions

Saturday, 16th June, 2007 - Hilton Hotel
Doors open at 11:00 a.m. - Program begins at 11:30 a.m.
For Reservations
RSVP by Thursday, 14th June to the Alaska World Affairs Council
by telephone at 276-8038 or by email
$20 for Members - $25 for Non-Members – $6 for Coffee Only
Mr. Sen was born on 9 April, 1944. After graduation, he joined the Indian Foreign Service in July 1966. From May 1968 to July 1984, he served in Indian Missions / Posts in Moscow, San Francisco and in Dhaka and in the Ministry of External Affairs, and had also been Secretary to the Atomic Energy Commission of India.

From July 1984 to December 1985, Mr. Sen was Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. He was thereafter Joint Secretary to the Prime Minister of India from January 1986 to July 1991, responsible for Foreign Affairs, Defense and Science & Technology.

Mr. Sen was Ambassador to Mexico from September 1991 to August 1992; Ambassador to the Russian Federation from October 1992 to October 1998; Ambassador to Germany from October 1998 to May 2002; and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from May 2002 to April 2004.

Mr. Sen participated in summit meetings in the United Nations, Commonwealth, Non-Aligned Movement, Six Nation Five Continent Peace Initiative, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, IAEA, G-15 and other forums and also in over 160 bilateral summit meetings. He had several assignments as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of India for meetings with Heads of State or Government of neighboring and other countries.

Mr. Sen is married and the couple have one daughter.

Mr. Sen assumed charge as Ambassador of India to the United States of America in August 2004.