Nirupama Rao is the perfect fit for Brown University. With unparalled diplomatic experience, she joins the Brown-India Initiative to futher the study of contemporary India. Roa has an impressive resume and her accomplishments are well known. Rao was the ambassador to India from September 2011 to November of this year and was appointed to the highest office in the Indian Foreign Service. She served as a minister of press and cultural affairs at the Indian embassy in Washington and was the first woman to be designated as the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs among many other accomplishments. We welcome this inspiring woman to the commnity.
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GaryZaetz
In sharp counterpoint to this article's glowing reviews of Ambassador Rao's tenure as India's Ambassador in Washington, I provide here a decidedly different perspective: http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/520735/20131109/india-jaishankar-american-soldiers-remains.htm
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