Niermala Badrising (born 4 July 1962) is a Surinamese diplomat and politician. She was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Suriname in the cabinet of President Dési Bouterse between 12 August 2015 and 1 February 2017. She was ambassador to the United States from July 2017 until October 2021.
Niermala Badrising | |
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.jpg) Badrising in 2013 | |
| Ambassador of Suriname to the United States | |
| In office 21 July 2017 – October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Subhas Mungra |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 12 August 2015 – 1 February 2017 | |
| President | Dési Bouterse |
| Preceded by | Winston Lackin |
| Succeeded by | Yldiz Pollack-Beighle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1962 Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Alma mater | Anton de Kom University of Suriname International Institute of Social Studies Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
Early life and education edit
Badrising was born on 4 July 1962 in Paramaribo.[1] In 1987 Badrising obtained a master's degree in International Studies from the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, Netherlands. In 2007 she obtained a master's degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University in the United States. She also has a licentiate degree in law from the Anton de Kom University of Suriname, where she specialized in international labor law and international relations.[1]
Career edit
Badrising started working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1989. She kept working there until 1996, which included a term as Head of the United Section at the Department of International Organizations. Between 1998 and 2012 Badrising worked as senior advisor and chief coordinator at the Office of the President of Suriname.[1]
In November 2011 Badrising was appointed as Permanent Representative of Suriname to the Organization of American States, with co-accreditations to the Inter-American Development Bank and Worldbank. She assumed her position in January 2012.[1]
On 13 August 2015 she took over the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs from Winston Lackin.[2] In this position she was Suriname's signatory to the 2015 Paris Agreement.[3] On 1 February 2017 she was replaced as Minister by Yldiz Pollack-Beighle.[4] The Surinamese government subsequently proposed her as the ambassador to the United States.[5] She started working as ambassador on 9 June of the same year, and offered her diplomatic credentials to President Donald Trump on 21 July 2017.[6] She was the first female in this position and left the post in October 2021.[3][7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Bio Ambassador Niermala Badrising". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Suriname. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Badrising heeft de fakkel op BuZa overgenomen van Lackin" (in Dutch). De Surinaamse Krant. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ a b Dahl, Emily (29 March 2022). "CIERP Alumni Perspectives: A Conversation with Niermala Badrising, Surinamese Ambassador to the U.S." climatepolicylab.org. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Vijf nieuwe ministers in Suriname beëdigd" (in Dutch). Waterkant. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Badrising weer ambassadeur in VS" (in Dutch). dwtonline. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Niermala Badrising nieuwe Surinaamse ambassadeur in de VS" (in Dutch). Suriname Herald. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Champions of the Americas". Atlantic Council. Atlantic Council. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2022.