Bio
Born in 1952, Deepak Bhojwani joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1978 and served in Asia, Europe and Latin America. He was Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narasimha Rao from 1994 till 1996; Private Secretary to Mr K.R.Narayanan, Minister of State for External Affairs and Science & Technology from 1985 till 1988; and in the Ministry of External Affairs in the Americas and the West Asia/North Africa Divisions.
From 2000-2012 he served as Consul General Sao Paulo, Brazil and Ambassador resident in Colombia, Venezuela and Cuba, concurrently in Ecuador, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Haiti.
His book Latin America, the Caribbean and India: Promise and Challenge was published in 2015 and provides a historical, political and economic panorama of the region and its relations with India. His writings and speeches on Latin America as can be seen on his blog – www.latindia.in – the website for his consultancy LATINDIA which promotes relations between India and Latin America.
Ambassador Bhojwani served as Independent Director on the Boards of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Transrail Lighting Ltd. between 2015 and 2021 and is currently on the Board of Bhartiya International Ltd. Since 2027, he has been Country Manager for the Indian operations of the multinational Magotteaux Industries.
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