Neelam Deo

Neelam Deo is a 1975 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer who served as India's Ambassador to Denmark and Côte d'Ivoire, with concurrent accreditation to Sierra Leone, Niger & Guinea.

After serving 33 years in the IFS, she co-founded Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations in 2009.

She is also a distinguished fellow with the Centre for Air Power Studies, an advisor to The Climate Group – a consultancy for sustainable development – and sits on the board of Breakthrough, a human rights organization.

[1] She, in particular, has extensive knowledge and exposure to issues of Africa, South East Asia, India-U.S. bilateral relations, Bangladesh and other SAARC neighbours.

During her assignments in the Ministry of External Affairs, she was Joint Secretary for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and the Maldives.