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Chokila Iyer

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Chokila Iyer
23rd Indian Foreign Secretary
In office
14 March 2001 - 29 June 2002
Preceded byMr. Lalit Mansingh
Succeeded byKanwal Sibal
Personal details
BornDarjeeling, West Bengal, India
SpouseG.C. Iyer
Children1
EducationUniversity of North Bengal
OccupationCivil Servant (Indian Foreign Service)

Chokila Iyer is an Indian diplomat and civil servant who served as India's first female foreign secretary from March 2001 to June 2002. She is an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1964 batch and served as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Ireland.[1][2]

Post-diplomatic career

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National Commission for Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes

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Iyer, after retiring from Foreign Secretary post, worked as vice chairperson of National Commission for Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes. Former Chief Justice of India J.S. Verma was heading the commission, which had started functioning in October 2008.[citation needed]

New Broadcasting Standards Authority

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On 19 February 2009 Iyer was appointed the member of the New Broadcasting Standards Authority. The authority was commissioned to implement a code of ethics and broadcasting standards for broadcasts by news channels in the country. She was given the membership, under the "eminent persons" category to set up to enforce the code of ethics and broadcasting standards for news channels.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Chokila Iyer takes charge". The Hindu. 13 March 2001.[dead link]
  2. ^ "At Home On Foreign Affairs". Outlook Magazine. 15 January 2001. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Chokila Iyer appointed NBS Authority member". Mint. 19 February 2009.