Odisha IFS officer Arun Sahu appointed Ambassador of India to Trinidad, Tobago

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jun 4, 2019 at 3:33 PM Updated On : Jun 4, 2019 at 3:48 PM

Bhubaneswar: Senior Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer Arun Sahu from Odisha was appointed as the Ambassador of India to Trinidad and Tobago today.

The 1996-batch IFS officer, who is also a well known diplomat, speaker and writer, is currently serving as the Deputy High Commissioner of India to Canada.

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Earlier, he was the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs and Deputy Director General of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). As a diplomat, he has served in Indian Embassies in Beijing, London and Tehran.

Born in the family of noted Odia poet Banamali Sahu and late Sarojani Sahu, the IFS officer, is the first Indian civil servant from Deogarh district. As a diplomat-writer, Sahu writes both in Odia and English. His anthology of short stories ‘Akashra Luha’ (Tears of the Sky) and ‘Chira Malata’ (The torn Cover) have been highly appreciated by Odia readers.

“Where ever I may be, Odisha and people of Odisha are always in my heart”, said the diplomat.