Amb. (Retd.) Kanwal Sibal served as Foreign Secretary to the Government of India from July 2002 to November 2003.  A veteran diplomat and foreign affairs expert, Amb. Sibal served as India’s Ambassador to Turkey (1989-1992), Deputy Chief of Mission in the United States (1992-1995), with the rank of Ambassador, Ambassador to Egypt (1995-1998), to France (1998-2002) and to Russia (2004-2007). He was a member of India’s National Security Advisory Board from November 2008 to November 2010. Ambassador Sibal writes regularly for national journals and periodicals on international affairs. He currently served as Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.