K. Raghunath
Krishnan Raghunath | |
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In office 23 April 1979 – 1982 | |
Preceded by | es:Roy Axel Khan |
Succeeded by | es:Prabhakar Menon |
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In office 1987–1990 | |
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In office 1990–1990 | |
Preceded by | es:Deb Mukharji |
Succeeded by | Lalit Mansingh |
21st Foreign Secretary (India) | |
In office 1 July 1997 – 1 December 1999 | |
Preceded by | Salman Haidar |
Succeeded by | Lalit Mansingh |
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In office 2001–2004 | |
Preceded by | Satinder Kumar Lambah |
Succeeded by | Kanwal Sibal |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 November 1939 Madras |
Spouse | Sunny[1] |
Education | La Martiniere College |
Occupation | Politician |
Krishnan Raghunath is an Indian diplomat who served as the Foreign Secretary of India in the late 1990s. He previously served as the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh as well as Ambassador to Russia, Nigeria and the Philippines. [2]
Biography
He graduated from the prestigious Madras Christian College. K. Raghunath went to school at La Martiniere Boys' College[3] in Lucknow, India.
He joined the Indian Foreign service in 1962.[4] He married, Sunny, in 1975.
- In June 1967, Chinese authorities expelled Krishnan Raghunath and Vijai Padmanab two Indian diplomats on charges of espionage. India retaliated by expelling two members of the Chinese embassy in New Delhi.
- From 1978 to April 1979 he was counsellor in the Indian Embassy in Moscow.
He became Foreign Secretary on 1 July 1997 when he took over from Salman Haidar.[1]
In 2001 he became the Indian ambassador to Russia, taking over from Mr S.K. Lambah.[4]
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