Veteran UN diplomat Siddharth Chatterjee to head Vienna-based think tank

Key Highlights

• During his tenure in China, he became a major draw for Chinese, Indian and global media making waves with his high-intensity fitness regime and yoga exercises.
• An alumnus of India’s National Defence Academy, Pune, Chatterjee served in the Indian Army before joining the UN and was decorated for gallantry in 1995.
• He is married to Ban Hyun-Hee, the daughter of former UN Secretary General Ban-Ki moon from South Korea who is currently Chief of Public Partnerships at UNICEF China.
• A press release issued by the Global Neighbours said Chatterjee has been appointed as its CEO effective from March 2.
• Global Neighbours is a Vienna-based think tank founded in 2022 by entrepreneur Jovanka Porsche, former Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern, and former German Vice Chancellor Philipp Rosler.