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{{short description|Indian diplomat}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
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'''Uma Shankar Bajpai''' (1921/1922, [[Jaipur]] – 6 February 2005) was an Indian diplomat and a veteran journalist. He was also the director of [[India International Centre]].<ref name="indian express">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/64152/ |title=US Bajpai, veteran diplomat, dies at 83 |work=Indianexpress|date=2005-02-06 |accessdate=2012-03-26}}</ref>

[[Kanti Bajpai]], the Indian academic, is his son.

== Life and career ==
Uma Shankar Bajpai was born in [[Jaipur]]. His father was [[Girija Shankar Bajpai]] (1891–1954), an eminent Indian civil servant, diplomat and Governor.

Bajpai 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 External Affairs (India)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lLE2AAAAIAAJ&q=uma+shankar+bajpai |title=All India reporter |year=1959 |accessdate=2012-03-26}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|author=K. P. Nayar |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120215/jsp/opinion/story_15133193.jsp |title=The gentle strategist |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=2012-02-15 |accessdate=2012-03-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AC1uAAAAMAAJ&q=uma+shankar+bajpai |title=Jayaprakash Narayan: 1948–1950 – Jayaprakash Narayan, Bimal Prasad, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library |isbn=9788173043536 |last1=Narayan |first1=Jayaprakash |year=2000 }}</ref>

Uma Shankar Bajpai died on 6 February 2005 at the age of 83.<ref name="indian express" />

== Details ==
*Educated at [[Merton College, Oxford]] and Ecole des Hautes Etudes Universitaire.
*1948-1952: Under Secretary, [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|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 [[India House, London|Indian High Commission, London]].
*1966-1969: Deputy High Commissioner in [[Karachi]].
*December 1969 to October 1972: ambassador to [[Ankara]].<ref>[http://www.indembassy.org.tr/cgi.php?id=AmbTurkey Ankara]</ref>
*October 1972-April 1977: High Commissioner to [[Ottawa]].<ref>[http://www.hciottawa.ca/pages.php?id=5 Ottawa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025258/http://www.hciottawa.ca/pages.php?id=5 |date=24 September 2015 }}</ref>
*30 June 1977 – 31 May 1978: ambassador to [[Bern]].<ref>[http://indembassybern.ch/eoi.php?id=Previous Bern]</ref>
*August 1979: retirement

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