Parvathaneni Harish
{{Short description|Indian diplomat}}
{{Infobox ambassador
| order = 24th
| office = Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
| primeminister = Narendra Modi
| predecessor = Ruchira Kamboj
| term_start = 1 September 2024
| office2 = Countries represented as Ambassador of India
| suboffice2 = {{flag|Germany}}
| subterm2 = 2021–2024
| suboffice3 = {{flag|Vietnam}}
| subterm3 = 2016–2019
| suboffice4 = {{flag|Palestine}}
| subterm4 = 1998–2000
| alma_mater = Osmania Engineering University (M.Tech)
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
| occupation = Diplomat
| name = Harish Parvathaneni
| children = 2
| honorific_suffix = IFS
| birth_place = India
| image = Parvathaneni Harish portrait.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2025
}}
Harish Parvathaneni is an Indian diplomat of Indian Foreign Service who is serving as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
New York since 1 September 2024. A 1990 batch of Indian Foreign Service, he served as ambassador to Germany from 2021 until 2024 and to Vietnam from 2016 till 2019.
Education
Harish graduated as a gold medalist in mechanical engineering at Osmania University College of Engineering in Hyderabad and previously studied at the Indian Institute of Management in Kolkata.{{Cite web |last=Banerjee |first=Aveek |date=2024-08-14 |title=Parvathaneni Harish appointed as India's Permanent Representative to UN at New York {{!}} Who is he? |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/parvathaneni-harish-appointed-as-india-s-permanent-representative-to-un-at-new-york-germany-diplomatic-career-updates-2024-08-14-946914 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}} He also studied Arabic at the American University of Cairo and passed the exam with distinction.{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2024-08-14 |title=Seasoned Diplomat Parvathaneni Harish Appointed as India's Next Envoy to UN in New York |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!international/seasoned-diplomat-p-harish-appointed-as-indias-next-envoy-to-un-in-new-york-enn24081407878 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}
Early career
Harish joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1990.{{Cite news |date=2024-08-14 |title=P Harish appointed as India's Permanent Representative to United Nations |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/p-harish-appointed-as-indias-permanent-representative-to-united-nations/articleshow/112527735.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}} He worked in Indian Embassy in Cairo (Egypt) and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), and was India’s representative to the Palestinian Authority. He also worked for the Ministry of External Affairs's East Asia and External Publicity divisions.{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2024-08-14 |title=Parvathaneni Harish to be India's next ambassador to the United Nations in New York; Who is he? |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/p-harish-to-be-indias-next-envoy-to-un-in-new-york-12796961.html |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=The Moneycontrol}}
Harish served as joint secretary and officer on special duty to India's Vice President Hamid Ansari for a period of five years, beginning in 2007.{{Cite web |title=Harish P |url=https://www.isb.edu/en/deccan-dialogue-2019/harish-p.html |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=www.isb.edu |language=en}} He served as India's Consul General in Houston from July 2012 till March 2016. Thereafter, Harish was India's ambassador to Vietnam (2016-2019) and during his tenure the bilateral relationship was upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Most recently, Harish served as India’s ambassador to Germany.During his tenure, both countries initiated a Green and Sustainable Development Partnership covering the government, business and industry. {{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-08-14 |title=Parvathaneni Harish appointed as India's Permanent Representative to U.N. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/parvathaneni-harish-appointed-as-indias-permanent-representative-to-un/article68524732.ece |access-date=2024-08-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}