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Consular Conversations Luncheon: India
February 20, 2024 at 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Join Global Atlanta Feb. 20 for the next interview in the Consular Conversations series presented by Miller & Martin PLLC, featuring Ramesh Babu Lakshmanan, Consul General of India in Atlanta.
The discussion will include a one-on-one interview with the Global Atlanta Managing Editor, Trevor Williams, followed by a moderated audience Q&A. A follow-up of the event will be published in an article following the discussion.
Potential Discussion topics include:
- Mr. Lakshmanan’s role in India’s hosting of the G20 summit
- How India became Georgia’s fastest-growing trading partner
- How shifting global supply chains are benefiting India
- Fintech, film and other complementary sectors
- Agricultural trade between India and the Southeast U.S.
- Reflections on inbound Indian delegations and Republic Day celebrations
- Growing security ties, defense trade and political interest from Georgia.
Read Global Atlanta’s recent coverage of Mr. Lakshmanan’s arrival: After Helping Organize G20, New Indian Consul General Lands in Atlanta
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About Our Speaker:
Shri Ramesh Babu Lakshmanan, Consul General of India
Shri Ramesh Babu Lakshmanan is a career diplomat and joined the Indian Foreign Service in the year 2005. Prior to joining as Consul General of India at Atlanta, he served in Ministry of External Affairs in various capacities. He has served as Joint Secretary (Summits) looking after the operation aspects of G20 Meetings during India’s G20 Presidency. While heading Rapid Response Cell Division, as an additional charge, he was in-charge of the Ministry of External Affairs’ control room during the Operation Ganga. He also served as Director in Administration & Human Resources, and Policy Planning Divisions.
During his previous overseas diplomatic assignments, he served in various positions at Indian Missions in Moscow, Dushanbe, Paris and Colombo handling Political, Commercial and Cultural aspects of relations. During his last tenure in New Delhi (2011 to 2013), he was a Desk Officer for the southern African countries in Africa Division.
He holds master’s degree in Science faculty.
He is married to S. Renuga Devi, who is Occupational Therapist by profession and has a daughter and a son.