Chennai: Judith Ravin has assumed the post of Consul General of the United States of America in Chennai.
“It is my great privilege to represent the United States in South India, especially at this historically difficult time of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Ravin.
“I look forward to advancing the shared goals of the United States and India in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu, and the three Union Territories of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry.”
Before her arrival in Chennai, Ravin served as the Public Affairs Counselor at the US Embassy in Lima, Peru. Prior to that, she worked in Washington DC, as the International Relations Officer General in the Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator. Other diplomatic posts include Islamabad, Pakistan; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Khartoum, Sudan; Yaoundé, Cameroon; and Ciudad Juårez, Mexico.
Ravin did her undergraduate work at universities in France and Spain in addition to the United States. She holds a masterâs degree in Romance Languages and Literatures from Harvard University. She speaks fluent Spanish and French.
Before joining the US Department of State in 2003, Ms. Ravin worked for several years in Asia, Africa, and Latin America as an editor, translator, and journalist.