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Ambassador Deepak Bhojwani joined the Indian Foreign Service(IFS) in 1978 as a trained diplomat. Widely regarded by his Ministry as an expert on Latin American-Indian affairs he has served as Ambassador in seven Latin American countries, being resident Ambassador in Colombia, Venezuela and Cuba, as well as serving as Consul General in São Paulo, Brazil. In 1994 he was handpicked by Indian Prime Minister Narasimha Rao to serve as his Private Secretary and served under the Prime Minister during India's economic reform period Chawla, Prabhu where the country opened its economy to foreign Investors and relaxed regulation. The Ambassador has also served his country as a Diplomat in the Indian Embassies of Indonesia, Malaysia, Spain and the Czech Republic as a lower level functionary. ==Experience== During his professional career, Ambassador Deepak Bhojwani has advised and guided several state-owned and private Indian companies looking to enter the Latin American Market. Such companies include ONGC Videsh Limited, Bajaj Auto and Praj Industries amongst others. In addition, he has worked alongside several Latin American leaders in areas ranging from bilateral co-operation to formation of foreign policy, some of whom still remain in power such as Venezuela's Hugo Chávez, Ecuador's Rafael Correa, the Dominican Republic's Leonel Fernandez and Colombia's current President Juan Manuel Santos. The Ambassador has played a vital role in strengthening the relationship between India and Latin America where he has served for over a decade, from 2000 till 2012. His experience in Latin America made him somewhat of an expert on the region within the Indian Foreign Service. He has worked extensively on projects of political, economic, commercial and social nature in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Cuba, The Dominican Republic and Haiti in addition to collaborating on projects with other countries in and around the region. Among these was the opening of a Center for Information Technology in the Dominican Republic in 2011, financed by the Indian Government. Ambassador Bhojwani also served as a diplomat performing political, economic, commercial, cultural, consular, and administrative functions in Indian diplomatic Missions in Spain, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Czech Republic, before serving in Latin America, in the course of his career, from which he retired on 31 January 2012. He also represented his country and government on various delegations in multilateral and bilateral discussions, conferences, etc. He served in different capacities in New Delhi, the capital of India. His most distinguished designation was Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, Mr P.V.Narasimha Rao, from May 1994 till May 1996. Deepak Bhojwani was hand-picked by Prime Minister Rao for his diplomatic and political skills, to serve as a liaison with government departments and functionaries, to oversee appointments and schedules as well as important files relating to key decisions of the government of the day, to accompany the Prime Minister on visits abroad and during high level visits by international dignitaries and delegations to India. This provided an opportunity for him to interact with important personalities and put him at the heart on Indian diplomacy and decision making during the crucial period of India's economic reform and transformation into a global power. Earlier Deepak Bhojwani served as Private Secretary in the office of Mr K. R. Narayanan, when the latter was Minister of State for External Affairs in the government of India, from October 1985 till September 1986, and then Minister of State for Science and Technology, from September 1986 till March 1988. He also served in the Ministry of External Affairs of the government of India from August 1982 till September 1985, April 1988 till July 1990, and July 1996 till July 1997, in the Departments of Administration, Americas, and West Asia and North Africa, giving him a breadth of experience in the working of the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian diplomacy. He now runs a consultancy to advise and link business and individuals in Latin America and the Caribbean with Indian counterparts. The consulatncy is called LATINDIA (www.latindia.in) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deepak Bhojwani」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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