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 assumed his post on December 1, 2025, according to a statement by the UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan.
The statement noted that 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 programs. At the United Nations, he most recently served as Resident Coordinator in Iran from 2021 to 2025, following his tenure as Resident Coordinator for Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, and Singapore from 2017 to 2021. He was also Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Uzbekistan between 2013 and 2017.
Earlier in his career, Priesner held senior roles at UNDP, including Country Director in Bangladesh from 2008 to 2012; Deputy Resident Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2004 to 2008; and Deputy Chief of the Subregional Resource Facility for South and West Asia in Nepal from 2001 to 2004. He began his United Nations career in 1997 with UNDP in Bhutan.
Prior to joining the United Nations, Priesner worked in the private sector. He holds a master’s degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University in the United States and a master’s degree in law from the University of Vienna in Austria. He succeeds Shombi Sharp, who previously served as the UN Resident Coordinator in India. (ANI)
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