Identifier
Created
Classification
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06NEWDELHI4432
2006-06-23 12:00:00
SECRET
Embassy New Delhi
Cable title:
BIOGRAPHIC NOTES: MEA ADDITIONAL SECRETARY KC SINGH
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14. (SBU) Singh is a Punjabi Sikh, born May 30, 1948. He
speaks English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi, and knows some
Arabic. An articulate and polished speaker, Singh holds a
master's degree in English literature and an LL.B. degree.
His MEA curriculum vitae is as follows:
1974: Joined the Indian Foreign Service
1976-78: Second Secretary, Indian Embassy, Cairo
1978-80: Regional Passport Officer, Chandigarh
1980-83: Consul, Indian Consulate General, New York
1983-87: Deputy Secretary, Office of President of India Giani
Zail Singh
1987-89: First Secretary/Counselor, Indian Embassy, Ankara
1989-92: Director (Administration),MEA
1992-96: Joint Secretary/Administration, Establishment and
External Publicity (MEA Spokesperson)
1996-1998: Joint Secretary/Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV)
Division
1999-2003: Ambassador to the UAE
2003-2005: Ambassador to Iran
Nov 2005 - Current: Additional Secretary (International
Organizations)
Comment: The Right Man in the Right Job at the Right Time
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15. (C) Singh's portfolio is one of many at MEA that can
often go to a senior diplomat who is biding time between
ambassadorial postings. In KC Singh, we have an interlocutor
who is seized not only of counterterrorism, but also of
cooperation and creative approaches, and who is keenly aware
that combating terrorism effectively means bringing many
actors to the table and leaning forward on both giving and
accepting assistance. Had he emerged in this position ten
(or even five) years ago, with US-India relations as they
were, his would not have been successful in channeling his
energy and drive into fruitful US-India CT cooperation. We
should make an effort to involve him more in the civil
nuclear cooperation, where his fresh insight and flexibility
could moderate the more rigid positions of India's nuclear
establishment. KC Singh is, in this venue, the right man in
the right job at the right time; we can only hope his posting
is not ephemeral.
16. (U) Visit New Delhi's Classified Website:
(http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/sa/newdelhi/)
MULFORD
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STATE FOR INR/B
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/18/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER PINR KNNP IN
SUBJECT: BIOGRAPHIC NOTES: MEA ADDITIONAL SECRETARY KC SINGH
NEW DELHI 00004432 001.4 OF 004
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UNDER A NEW MRN
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THIS CABLE HAS BEEN CANCELED AND WILL BE RESENT
UNDER A NEW MRN.
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NEW DELHI 00004432 004.2 OF 004
14. (SBU) Singh is a Punjabi Sikh, born May 30, 1948. He
speaks English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi, and knows some
Arabic. An articulate and polished speaker, Singh holds a
master's degree in English literature and an LL.B. degree.
His MEA curriculum vitae is as follows:
1974: Joined the Indian Foreign Service
1976-78: Second Secretary, Indian Embassy, Cairo
1978-80: Regional Passport Officer, Chandigarh
1980-83: Consul, Indian Consulate General, New York
1983-87: Deputy Secretary, Office of President of India Giani
Zail Singh
1987-89: First Secretary/Counselor, Indian Embassy, Ankara
1989-92: Director (Administration),MEA
1992-96: Joint Secretary/Administration, Establishment and
External Publicity (MEA Spokesperson)
1996-1998: Joint Secretary/Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV)
Division
1999-2003: Ambassador to the UAE
2003-2005: Ambassador to Iran
Nov 2005 - Current: Additional Secretary (International
Organizations)
Comment: The Right Man in the Right Job at the Right Time
-------------- --------------
15. (C) Singh's portfolio is one of many at MEA that can
often go to a senior diplomat who is biding time between
ambassadorial postings. In KC Singh, we have an interlocutor
who is seized not only of counterterrorism, but also of
cooperation and creative approaches, and who is keenly aware
that combating terrorism effectively means bringing many
actors to the table and leaning forward on both giving and
accepting assistance. Had he emerged in this position ten
(or even five) years ago, with US-India relations as they
were, his would not have been successful in channeling his
energy and drive into fruitful US-India CT cooperation. We
should make an effort to involve him more in the civil
nuclear cooperation, where his fresh insight and flexibility
could moderate the more rigid positions of India's nuclear
establishment. KC Singh is, in this venue, the right man in
the right job at the right time; we can only hope his posting
is not ephemeral.
16. (U) Visit New Delhi's Classified Website:
(http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/sa/newdelhi/)
MULFORD