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Dr. Vinaya Prakash Singh Re-elected APPU Secretary-General for Second Consecutive Term
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Dr. Vinaya Prakash Singh, a 1988 batch Indian Postal Service officer, has been re-elected unopposed by acclamation as the Secretary-General of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU) for a second consecutive four-year term at the 14th APPU Congress in Bangkok. His new term runs from January 2027 through December 2030. The APPU is an intergovernmental organization of 32 member countries and a Regional Union of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Dr. Singh previously assumed office in January 2023 after the 13th APPU Congress in 2022.