Dubai: Dr Emmadi Vishnu Vardhan Reddy has been appointed the new Consul General of India in Dubai, the Indian Consulate in Dubai confirmed on Monday.He is scheduled to assume office once he presents his credentials to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.He succeeds Satish Kumar Sivan, who has completed his tenure in Dubai and the Northern Emirates. The appointment marks a historic first for Telangana, with Dr Reddy reportedly becoming the first official from the south Indian state to head India’s consulate in the emirate. Dr Reddy is a native of Warangal district in Telangana and a 2008-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS). He is also an alumnus of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Before this posting, he served on deputation with the Telangana state government as Special Secretary for Investment Promotion and External Engagements and had earlier held the post of Regional Passport Officer in Hyderabad.
A well-travelled diplomat
According to the same report, Dr Reddy has held postings across Europe and Latin America over the course of his career, in addition to a stint at the United Nations. This wide-ranging experience is expected to stand him in good stead in Dubai, home to one of the largest and most economically active Indian communities anywhere in the world.
Dubai’s Indian consulate is considered one of India’s most significant overseas missions, given the scale of trade, remittances and community welfare work it oversees for the diaspora in the emirate and the Northern Emirates.
Dr Reddy reportedly began engaging with India’s trade community last week. He visited NORKA Kerala, the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council headquarters and the Bharat Diamond Bourse in Mumbai, meeting industry leaders to reportedly understand the UAE’s role in India’s gem and jewellery trade.
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