Uma Shankar Bajpai
Uma Shankar Bajpai (died February 6, 2005) was an Indian diplomat and a veteran journalist. He was also the director of India International Centre.[1]
Kanti Bajpai, the Indian academic, is his son.
Life and career
He joined the Indian Foreign Service. He was posted at the Karachi Consulate, Pakistan for some time. Bajpai's last foreign posting was as High Commissioner of Canada. He retired as the Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2] After his retirement from the Indian Foreign Service, he took the role as director of India International Centre. He is credited with revamping the institution.[3][4]
Details
(1921 in Jaipur-February 6, 2005)
- Educated at Merton College, Oxford and Ecole des Hautes Etudes Universitaire.
- 1948-1952: Under Secretary, South Block.
- 1952-1955: First Secretary Indian Embassy in Rome.
- 1957-1959: First Secretary Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.
- 1959-1961: First Secretary Indian Embassy in Paris.
- 1965-1966: Minister at the Indian High Commission, London.
- 1966-1969: Deputy High Commissoner in Karachi.
- december 1969 to octuober 1972: ambassador to Ankara.[5]
- octuober 1972-april 1977: High Commissioner to Ottawa.[6]
- june, 30, 1977-mai, 31,1978: ambassador to Bern.[7]
- August 1979: retirement
References
- ^ Feb 06, 2005 at 0056 hrs IST NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 5 (2005-02-06). "US Bajpai, veteran diplomat, dies at 83". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ All India reporter. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ Diplomacy: K. P. Nayar (2012-02-15). "The gentle strategist". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ Jayaprakash Narayan: 1948–1950 – Jayaprakash Narayan, Bimal Prasad, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ Ankara
- ^ Ottawa
- ^ Bern
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