Her Excellency Sripriya Ranganathan is a career diplomat who joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1994, immediately after obtaining her Masters’ Degree in History, with specialization in Modern Indian History, from Delhi University. Her Excellency Sripriya Ranganathan has served in Myanmar as the second in command at the Embassy of India, Yangon. Her other overseas postings were in Ankara and Hong Kong. Her Excellency Sripriya Ranganathan has extensive experience in headquarters, having served in various capacities in the Ministry of External Affairs as well as in the Department of Commerce and Industry. In the Ministry of External Affairs, she has served in the Administration, Europe West, and Disarmament & International Security Affairs Divisions. She has earlier served as Joint Secretary (Director General) of the SAARC Division and, most recently of the Bangladesh and Myanmar Division. In the course of her secondment to the Department of Commerce, she served in the Export Promotion (Agricultural Products & the Trade Policy Divisions). Her Excellency Sripriya Ranganathan speaks Tamil, Hindi, and English and has some knowledge of Turkish. She is deeply interested in issues relating to women’s leadership and empowerment and tries to make time for activities related to these issues. Her other interests include reading, hiking, traveling, yoga, and music. She is married to Mukund Santhanam who is a financial services professional. They have one daughter. They also have a dog.