Dr. Kanwal Sibal Recognized as EWI Director of the Year
Profile | November 07, 2011
On October 14, 2011, the EastWest Institute staff recognized Dr. Kanwal Sibal as the 2011 Director of the Year. Dr. Sibal accepted the award at the EWI Board of Directors meeting in Washington, D.C.
More than anyone else, Dr. Sibal is responsible for bringing EWI’s Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit to New Delhi for its third annual conference in 2012. His commitment to EWI’s mission, his active collaboration with the Institute’s work, and his deep knowledge of world affairs have been an invaluable asset.
“We thank you for your dedicated commitment to EWI, your willingness to share your vast knowledge of foreign affairs, and your patient coaching of so many of us,” said EWI President John Edwin Mroz in presenting the award.
Dr. Sibal is a former Foreign Secretary of India (2002–2003) and worked more than 35 years with the Indian Foreign Service. He has served as India’s ambassador to Turkey, Egypt and France, and as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in the United States.