Deepak Vohra is a 21st-century Indian diplomat.

Deepak Vohra
Indian Ambassador to Armenia
In office
29 August 2001 – 26 July 2005
Preceded byBal Anand
Succeeded byReena Pandey
Indian Ambassador to Sudan
In office
26 July 2005 – 18 March 2010
Preceded byAshok Kumar
Succeeded bySanjay Kumar Verma
Indian Ambassador to Poland
In office
18 March 2010 – November 2011
Preceded byRajesh Yaishnaw
Succeeded byMonika Kapil Mohta
Personal details
BornNew Delhi
CitizenshipIndian
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt. Stephen's College, Delhi, National Defence College, India, Sorbonne University
ProfessionDiplomat

Education and early career

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Vohra graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and St. Columba's School. He has also been educated at National Defence College (India) and University of Paris.[1][2]

After joining the IFS, he was an Officer on Special Duty to the Technology Advisor to the then Prime Minister, Lt. Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao.[3] Vohra has also previously worked with Sulabh International and has been a part of United Nations assignments in Africa.

Indian Foreign Service

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Vohra has served in France, Tunisia, United States, Chad, Cameroon, Papua New Guinea, Spain, Armenia, Sudan and Poland. In 1995 he was deputy high commissioner in Kuala Lumpur. He was Ambassador of India to Poland.[4]

Later career

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In 2012 he was Advisor to the Government of South Sudan. He was a news reader at Doordarshan in start of his career as a TV news presenter.[5] He inaugurated the Apati War Memorial at Kargil.[6]

Awards

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In 2013, Deepak Vohra was awarded the Order of the Two Niles (first class), Sudan's highest civilian honour by the President of Sudan.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Deepak Vohra" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Juba Airport officers accused of harassing Indian Ambassador - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". 31 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Surprise role". India Today. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Shri Deepak Vohra appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Poland". Ministry of external affairs Government of India. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Revisiting 20 Old Doordarshan News Readers and Anchors – AbhiSays.com".
  6. ^ "Ambassador Deepak Vohra inaugurates Apati War Memorial at Kargil". Archived from the original on 9 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Seminar on global mega trends held". Tribune India. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2013.