Shamma Jain
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| Indian Ambassador to Panama | |
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Assumed office 28 March 2014 |
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| Indian Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire | |
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In office August 2008 – August 2011 |
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10 September 1959 Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Children | One son |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Shamma Jain (born 10 September 1959) is an Indian diplomat, serving as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. She was India's Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea from 2008 to 2011.
Shamma Jain was born in Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir. She was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal for B.A. in Political Science at University of Jammu. She received double master's degrees in Philosophy and Politics from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. She was the recipient of the prestigious UGC Fellowship.
Jain began her diplomatic career with the Indian Foreign Service in 1983. Prior to being appointed as the Indian Ambassador to Panama, she headed the Counter Terrorism Division, overseeing all matters related to counter terrorism diplomacy, and the Policy Planning & Research Division at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi. Ambassador Jain also served as the Joint Secretary of the Indian Council of World Affairs, India's oldest foreign policy think tank.
Jain used to be the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in Rome, Italy. She also served as First Secretary of the Indian Delegation to UNESCO in Paris, and as Political Counselor at the Embassy of India, Washington, D.C. from 1997 to 2001, where she was responsible for bilateral political and strategic ties between the United States and India.
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