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..[1][2]
He was born in Ranchi (Bihar) on Template:Dts. He is Bachelor of Science, the son of Manorama and B. K. Gokhale, is married to Surekha, their sons are Jaideep and Pradeep.
- From 1953 to 1954 he was Officer of the Imperial Bank of India.
- 1955 he joined the Indian Foreign Service.
- From 1957 to 1958 he served in Vienna.
- From 1958 to 1962 he served in Bonn.
- From 1962 to 1965 he served in the Ministry of External Affairs (India)
- From 1965 to 1968 he was Chargé d'affaires in Amman.
- From 1968 to 1971 he was Counselor and Deputy Chief of Mission in Paris.
- From 1972 to 1974 he was ambassador to Bhutan.
- 1978 he was Chargé d'affaires in Embassy of India, Washington, D.C.
- From 1980 to 1984 he was ambassador to Thailand.[3]
- On Template:Dts He succeeded Akbar Mirza Khaleeli as ambassador to Teheran.
- From Template:Dts to 1987 he was ambassador to Iran.
- From 1987 to 1988 he was Sec, Min of External Affairs.
Bibliography
- Inside three monarchies and six republics: memoirs of an Indian diplomat by Ashok Gokhale, 2007.
References
- ↑ Indian Democracy Shines for Republic Day in the Bayou City. Indo American News(2012-02-02).
- ↑ India’s Republic Day celebration in Houston. India-herald.com(2012-02-07).
- ↑ ambassadors to Thailand. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
- ↑ India Who's who, INFA Publications, 1995, p.171