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Ambassador '''Pradeep Kumar Kapur''' (Hindi: प्रदीप कुमार कपूर) (born 1954<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2007202367/ "Kapur, Pradeep Kumar 1954-"]. [[WorldCat]].</ref>) is Visiting Clinical Professor, International Trade, Development and Security Issues at the School of Public Policy, [[University of Maryland]].<ref name="Univ Maryland">{{cite web|title=Ambassador Pradeep Kumar Kapur of India Joins SPP as Visiting Clinical Professor|url=http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/about-school/spotlights/ambassador-pradeep-kumar-kapur-india-joins-spp-visiting-clinical-professor|website=School of Public Policy|publisher=University of Maryland|access-date=23 October 2015}}</ref> He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1979 and he attained the rank of Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in 2013. Described as a "luminary" diplomat,<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite news|last1=Chawla|first1=Prabhu|title=South Block watch|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/prabhu_chawla/columns/South-Block-watch/2013/04/28/article1564591.ece|access-date=23 October 2015|work=[[New Indian Express]]|date=28 April 2013}}</ref> he was first in his batch to be appointed as ambassador in the year 2000. He served first as India’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia and later as ambassador to the Republic of Chile.
Ambassador '''Pradeep Kumar Kapur''' (Hindi: प्रदीप कुमार कपूर) (born 1954<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2007202367/ "Kapur, Pradeep Kumar 1954-"]. [[WorldCat]].</ref>) is Visiting Clinical Professor, International Trade, Development and Security Issues at the School of Public Policy, [[University of Maryland]].<ref name="Univ Maryland">{{cite web|title=Ambassador Pradeep Kumar Kapur of India Joins SPP as Visiting Clinical Professor|url=http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/about-school/spotlights/ambassador-pradeep-kumar-kapur-india-joins-spp-visiting-clinical-professor|website=School of Public Policy|publisher=University of Maryland|access-date=23 October 2015}}</ref> He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1979 and he attained the rank of Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in 2013. Described as a "luminary" diplomat,<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite news|last1=Chawla|first1=Prabhu|title=South Block watch|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/prabhu_chawla/columns/South-Block-watch/2013/04/28/article1564591.ece|access-date=23 October 2015|work=[[New Indian Express]]|date=28 April 2013}}</ref> he was first in his batch to be appointed as ambassador in the year 2000. He served first as India's ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia and later as ambassador to the Republic of Chile.


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Ambassador Pradeep Kumar Kapur (Hindi: प्रदीप कुमार कपूर) (born 1954[1]) is Visiting Clinical Professor, International Trade, Development and Security Issues at the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland.[2] He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1979 and he attained the rank of Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in 2013. Described as a "luminary" diplomat,[3] he was first in his batch to be appointed as ambassador in the year 2000. He served first as India's ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia and later as ambassador to the Republic of Chile.

Education[edit | edit source]

Kapur received a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering in 1977 from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. In 1979, he received a Master of Technology in Management and Systems from IIT, Delhi.

Career[edit | edit source]

As a career Indian Foreign Service officer from 1979 to 2013, Kapur held many government posts both in India and abroad. From April 2001 to January 2005 he was the Indian ambassador to Cambodia.[4] From October 2007 through January 2009, he was joint Secretary of the Foreign Service Institute in New Delhi. From January 2009 to December 2013 he was the Indian ambassador to Chile.[4]

Publications[edit | edit source]

Kapur's publications include India ASEAN Relations (2002), Ta Prohm: A Glorious Era in Angkor Civilization (co-authored, 2007), India of My Dreams (co-edited, 2008), Connecting World Heritage Sites and Civilizations (2013, Universidad Mayor Santiago).

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Kapur, Pradeep Kumar 1954-". WorldCat.
  2. "Ambassador Pradeep Kumar Kapur of India Joins SPP as Visiting Clinical Professor". School of Public Policy. University of Maryland. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. Chawla, Prabhu (28 April 2013). "South Block watch". New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Pradeep Kapur is new Indian Ambassador to Chile", The Economic Times, 22 January 2009.

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