A career diplomat, Ms. Renu Yadav joined Indian Foreign Service in 2013. She has a Post-Graduate Degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, India and also holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration with specialization in Finance from Symbiosis Institute, Pune.
Ms. Yadav’s first diplomatic assignment was to the Embassy of India, Cairo where, apart from the other duties at the Embassy, she obtained an Advanced Diploma in Arabic Language from the American University, Cairo. She later served at the Embassy of India in Bahrain as Second Secretary/First Secretary, handling administration, media, education and political work. During her last assignment, Ms. Yadav was Deputy Secretary in West Asia and North Africa Division of Ministry of External Affairs, India, handling the matters pertaining to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Djibouti.
Born in Delhi, Ms. Yadav is married to Rajendra Singh Yadav and they have a daughter Vrinda. She knows English, Hindi and Arabic languages.