On the picture Ambassador Rajesh Prasad.
After two years of dedicated service in The Netherlands, His Excellency Rajesh Prasad, Ambassador of India, left the country to return to his homeland and make the transition from public to private life.
A lifelong diplomat, H.E. Mr. Prasad began his career in the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1980. Since then, he has faithfully served his country in Cairo, Riyadh, London, Jakarta, Geneva, Algiers and Accra – a long and distinguished period of service which culminated in his appointment to the prestigious position of Ambassador to the Netherlands.
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He offered a farewell reception at the Indian residence, where Head of Missions and diplomats from international organizations, academics, former Ministers and Dutch Government officials came together as friends to say goodbye.
Ambassador Prasad explained in his ‘au revoir’ speech that he will miss The Hague and his colleagues but that he is willing to go back to his country and dedicate time to his personal life. No entrepreneurial projects, no political plans; he wants to take time for himself after 35 years of a successful career that has brought him from one side of the world to the other.
Even at the Head of one of the most important missions abroad for India, and with a very challenging agenda, “You always manage your very exigent life and work to be able to inspire peace and calm in every moment. We think this is a rare strength you have and the one we will remember the most,” said one of his diplomat friends.
