Gurjit Singh (ambassador)
# Gurjit Singh (ambassador)

Gurjit Singh is an Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre and a former Indian ambassador to Germany.

## Early life and education

Ambassador Singh finished his schooling at Mayo College, Ajmer and obtained his bachelor's degree in Politics at the St. Xaviers College, Kolkata. He is a Post Graduate in International Studies from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

## Indian Foreign Service

He is a 1980 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service. He started his career in Diplomacy with a posting in Japan and has since been posted in Sri Lanka, Kenya and Italy.

## Positions held

* Ambassador of India to Germany
* Ambassador to Indonesia. Also concurrently Ambassador of India to ASEAN and Timor-Leste.
* Ambassador to Ethiopia and Representative of India to the African Union, UNECA and IGAD.
* Ambassador to Republic of Djibouti.
* Deputy Permanent Representative of India to UNEP and UN-HABITAT.

## Publications

He has authored five books:

* The Abalone Factor on India-Japan business relations. This book was awarded the Bimal Sanyal Award for Research by an Indian Foreign Service officer.
* The Injera and the Paratha on India and Ethiopia.
* Masala Bumbu on India-Indonesia relationship.
* A comic book called Travels through Time on India-Indonesia relationship.
* Opportunity Beckons: Adding Momentum to the Indo-German Partnership.
