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CONTACT: Sharon Dickson, Associate Director, Center for South Asia, sdickson@facstaff.wisc.edu, 608-262-3209.
INDIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE US TO SPEAK IN MADISON
Madison—Ambassador Raminder Singh Jassal, the present Indian Ambassador to the U.S., will address U.S.–India relations at the Pyle Center on October 17th from 6pm to 7:30pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Ambassador Jassal was instrumental in forging the US–Indian nuclear deal that has accepted India as one of the world’s nuclear states. Previously, Ambassador Jassal served as India’s Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs and as Ambassador to Israel. He joined his new post as Deputy Chief of Mission Embassy of India, Washington, D.C. in January 2005.
Ambassador Jassal’s appearance is made possible by the Center for South Asia, a program in UW–Madison’s International Institute (an initiative of the College of Letters and Science and the Division of International Studies).