Bio/Wiki
| Profession | Indian Foreign Services (IFS) Officer |
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| Known for | Being the first Indian woman to hold the post of Chargé d’affaires in the Indian High Commission in Pakistan |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5'5" |
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| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Education | Graduate |
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| College/University | Shiv Harsh Kisan P.G. College, Basti, Uttar Pradesh |
| Courses | Numerous foreign service-related courses at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service |
Personal Life
| Age | Not known |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Not known |
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Family
| Spouse | Name not known |
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Career
| Service | Indian Foreign Service (IFS) |
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| Batch | 2005 |
| Service Year | 2005-present |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Geetika Srivastava is an Indian Foreign Service officer from the 2005 batch. | |
| In August 2023, she made history by becoming the first woman officer to lead the Indian mission in Pakistan as the Chargé d’affaires of the Indian High Commission. | |
| After passing the UPSC civil services exam, Geetika joined the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. | |
| She gave a speech on “Confronting Khalistanis In Ontario” at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service in 2016. | |
| In August 2023, she was appointed as the Chargé d’affaires at the Indian High Commission in Pakistan, succeeding M. Suresh Kumar during heightened India-Pakistan tensions post the abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir. | |
| Geetika Srivastava is skilled in spoken and written Mandarin, English, and Hindi. | |
| In an interview, she shared that she decided to learn Mandarin as part of her foreign language studies. |
