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'''Ashok Bhalchandra Gokhale''' is a retired Indian diplomat. He served for the [[Indian Foreign Service]] as [[Chargé d'affaires]] in [[Embassy of India, Washington, D.C.]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indoamerican-news.com/?p=5400 |title=Indian Democracy Shines for Republic Day in the Bayou City |publisher=Indo American News |date=2012-02-02 |accessdate=2012-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406114731/http://www.indoamerican-news.com/?p=5400 |archive-date=6 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://india-herald.com/indias-republic-day-celebration-in-houston-p2888-1.htm |title=India’s Republic Day celebration in Houston |publisher=India-herald.com |date=2012-02-07 |accessdate=2012-03-26}}</ref><br />
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He was born in [[Ranchi]] (Bihar) on {{dts|1930|10|28}}. He is [[Bachelor of Science]], the son of Manorama and B. K. Gokhale, is married to Surekha, their sons are Jaideep and Pradeep.<br />
* From 1953 to 1954 he was Officer of the [[Imperial Bank of India]].<br />
* 1955 he joined the [[Indian Foreign Service]].<br />
* From 1957 to 1958 he served in [[Vienna]].<br />
* From 1958 to 1962 he served in [[Bonn]].<br />
* From 1962 to 1965 he served in the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)]] <br />
* From 1965 to 1968 he was [[Chargé d'affaires]] in [[Amman]].<br />
* From 1968 to 1971 he was [[Minister-counsellor|Counselor]] and Deputy Chief of Mission in [[Paris]].<br />
* From 1972 to 1974 he was ambassador to [[Bhutan]].<br />
* 1978 he was [[Chargé d'affaires]] in [[Embassy of India, Washington, D.C.]]<br />
* From 1980 to 1984 he was ambassador to [[Thailand]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianembassy.in.th/previous_ambassadors.php |title=ambassadors to Thailand |access-date=2013-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125011333/http://www.indianembassy.in.th/previous_ambassadors.php |archive-date=2012-11-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
* On {{dts|1984|02|26}} He succeeded Akbar Mirza Khaleeli as ambassador to [[Teheran]].<br />
* From {{dts|1984|02|26}} to 1987 he was ambassador to [[Iran]].<br />
* From 1987 to 1988 he was Sec, Min of External Affairs.<br />
<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mH9mAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Ed%3B+B.Sc.+%28Hons%29%3B+Offer,+Imperial+Bank+of+India,+53-54%3B+Joined+IFS%22+Iran&dq=%22Ed%3B+B.Sc.+%28Hons%29%3B+Offer,+Imperial+Bank+of+India,+53-54%3B+Joined+IFS%22+Iran&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OMGYUenQBNTa4QS_x4HoDw&redir_esc=y India Who's who], INFA Publications, 1995, p.171</ref><br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
*[https://books.google.com/books/about/Inside_three_monarchies_and_six_republic.html?id=JO9NYAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y ''Inside three monarchies and six republics: memoirs of an Indian diplomat''] by Ashok Gokhale, 2007.<br />
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