D. Bala Venkatesh Varma

D. Bala Venkatesh Varma
D. Bala Venkatesh Varma
	D.B. Venkatesh Verma meeting with the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind
Ambassador of India to Russia
	In office; 2019–2021
Preceded by	Pankaj Saran
Succeeded by	Pavan Kapoor
Ambassador of India to Spain
	In office; 2017–2019
Succeeded by	Sanjay Verma
Personal details
Born	October 16, 1961 (age 63)

D. Bala Venkatesh Varma is an Indian diplomat who served as the Ambassador of India to Russia between 2019 and 2021.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Education

He studied at the Hyderabad Public School.^[4] He completed a BA from Nizam College in 1982.^[5] Varma has an MPhil from the Jawaharlal Nehru University.^[6]

Career

He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1988. Between 2004 and 2007, he worked at the Prime Minister's Office and was part of the Indian negotiating team during the negotiations for the India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement.^[1]^[6]

In 2017, he was appointed the Indian envoy to Spain.

In 2019, he was appointed the Indian envoy to Russia.^[7]^[8] Varma oversaw the assistance to Indian nationals during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[9] He retired in 2021.

Awards

In 2010, he received the S. K. Singh Award.^[1]

Personal life

Varma is married and has one daughter.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "S.K. Singh award for nuclear trouble-shooter Venkatesh Varma". The Hindu. 2012-01-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
^ "D Bala Venkatesh Varma appointed Ambassador to Russia". www.business-standard.com. 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
^ "Ex-envoy in Moscow D B Venkatesh Varma is expert at Explained event". The Indian Express. 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
^ "Alumni Relations – The Hyderabad Public School". Retrieved 2023-06-15.
^ Somasekhar, M. (2021-06-18). "Hyderabadi diplomat Nagaraj Naidu gets important role in UN General Assembly". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Amb. D.B.Venkatesh Varma | GCSP". www.gcsp.ch. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
^ "MEA reshuffle: Venkatesh Varma to be India's envoy to Russia". Hindustan Times. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
^ "Venkatesh Varma new envoy to Russia".
^ Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy (2020-04-22). "Indian Embassies undertake herculean task of community outreach". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-06-15.

[:0-1] "S.K. Singh award for nuclear trouble-shooter Venkatesh Varma". The Hindu. 2012-01-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-06-15.

[2] "D Bala Venkatesh Varma appointed Ambassador to Russia". www.business-standard.com. 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2023-06-15.

[3] "Ex-envoy in Moscow D B Venkatesh Varma is expert at Explained event". The Indian Express. 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2023-06-15.

[4] "Alumni Relations – The Hyderabad Public School". Retrieved 2023-06-15.

[5] Somasekhar, M. (2021-06-18). "Hyderabadi diplomat Nagaraj Naidu gets important role in UN General Assembly". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2023-06-15.

[:1-6] "Amb. D.B.Venkatesh Varma | GCSP". www.gcsp.ch. Retrieved 2023-06-15.

[7] "MEA reshuffle: Venkatesh Varma to be India's envoy to Russia". Hindustan Times. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2023-06-15.

[8] "Venkatesh Varma new envoy to Russia".

[9] Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy (2020-04-22). "Indian Embassies undertake herculean task of community outreach". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-06-15.

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