Petal Gahlot, who slammed Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif at UNGA, has been First Secretary at India's Permanent Mission to the UN since July 2023. She earlier served as under secretary in MEA's European West Division. An alumna of St Xavier's, LSR, and Middlebury Institute, she's also a musician who shares guitar covers online. Her rendition of 'Bella Ciao' went viral.