Meera Shankar (née Yadav) served as India's Ambassador to the United States of America[1] from 26 April 2009[2] to 2011.

She was India's second female ambassador to the United States of America, Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit being the first.

She succeeded Ambassador Ronen Sen. Meera Shankar studied at St. Mary's Convent in Nainital and then graduated from St. Bede's College, Shimla and joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1973.

While serving in the Ministry of External Affairs, she headed two important divisions dealing with the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and relations with Nepal and Bhutan.

In 2003, she achieved the rank of Additional Secretary, she held the responsibility for the United Nations and International Security.