New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Stefan Priesner of Austria as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in India. He took up his post on 1 December 2025, the UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan said.
Priesner brings extensive experience in international development and management, including providing policy advice to governments and overseeing the formulation and delivery of complex, multidisciplinary development programmes.
At the United Nations, he most recently served as Resident Coordinator in Iran from 2021 to 2025, after serving as Resident Coordinator for Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore from 2017 to 2021. He was Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Uzbekistan between 2013 and 2017.
Earlier roles include UNDP Country Director in Bangladesh (2008–2012); Deputy Resident Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004–2008); and Deputy Chief of the Subregional Resource Facility for South and West Asia in Nepal (2001–2004). Priesner began his UN career in 1997 with UNDP in Bhutan.
Before joining the United Nations, he worked in the private sector. He holds a master’s degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University and a master’s degree in law from the University of Vienna.
He succeeds Shombi Sharp as UN Resident Coordinator in India.
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