17 Facts About Shamma Jain

Shamma Jain was born on 1959 and is a senior Indian diplomat who served as the Indian Ambassador to Greece from June 2017 up to October 2019.

Shamma Jain has served as the Ambassador of India to Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea from 2008 to 2011.

Shamma Jain received double master's degrees in Philosophy and Politics from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.

Shamma Jain was the recipient of the prestigious UGC Fellowship.

Shamma Jain began her diplomatic career with the Indian Foreign Service in 1983.

Ambassador Shamma Jain served as the Joint Secretary of the Indian Council of World Affairs, India's oldest foreign policy think tank.

Shamma Jain used to be the Vice Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in Rome, Italy.

Shamma Jain served as First Secretary of the Indian Delegation to UNESCO in Paris, and as Political Counselor at the Embassy of India, Washington, DC from 1997 to 2001, where she was responsible for bilateral political and strategic ties between the United States and India.

Ambassador Shamma Jain has held diplomatic assignments in Turkey and Argentina.

In recognition of advancing bilateral trade between India and Panama, Ambassador Shamma Jain was presented the key to the City of David, the capital of the western province of Chiriqui, Panama on July 22,2016.

Ambassador Shamma Jain was the 2009 Commencement speaker at the University of Liberia, where she was awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters.

Shamma Jain served as the commencement speaker for the British Institute of Management and Technology's 2009 graduating class.

Shamma Jain was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to Ivory Coast, with concurrent accreditation to Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea in August 2008.

Shamma Jain led India's efforts to deepen engagement with West Africa through intensifying relations with Economic Community of West African States, and enhancing co-operation in the area of oil and gas, education, pharmaceuticals, mining and infrastructure.

Shamma Jain advocated for the establishment of over a hundred professional training institutes across Africa, for which India allocated $700 million.

On 8 April 2011, Shamma Jain had to be evacuated by French troops when her residence in Cocody, Abidjan was attacked by armed mercenaries.

Shamma Jain had been trapped in her house, which was adjacent to Gbagbo's besieged presidential compound.