A. P. Venkateswaran

A. P. Venkateswaran
Foreign Secretary of India
In office
1 April 1986 - 20 January 1987
Preceded byRomesh Bhandari
Succeeded byK P S Menon Jr.
Personal details
Born2 June 1930
Brahmapur, Odisha, British India
Died2 September 2014(2014-09-02) (aged 84)
Bangalore, India
Resting placeWilson Garden Crematorium, Bangalore
SpouseUsha
ChildrenKalpana
Parent(s)A. S. Panchapakesa Ayyar
Vedanayaki Ammal
OccupationDiplomat
AwardsFellowship – Harvard University
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Ayilam Panchapakesha Venkateswaran (2 August 1930 – 2 September 2014) was an Indian diplomat, former Foreign Secretary of India and former chairman of Asia Centre, Bangalore, rated by many as one of the most efficient foreign secretaries of India. The circumstances in which he resigned from the Indian Foreign Service made news at that time and drew widespread comments in the media.