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Community Reception for H.E. Dr. S. Jaishankar, India\'s Ambassador to the USA, and Mrs. Kyoko Jaishankar

(English/ Hindi)

In the evening of March 12, 2014, the Consulate General of India, New York; GOPIO International and Community Reception Committee hosted a community reception at the Consulate’s ball-room for H.E. Dr.  S.  Jaishankar, India’s Ambassador to the USA, and Mrs. Kyoko Jaishankar. Large number of the members of Indian community from New York and the tri-state area attended the reception.

Consul General, Amb. Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay welcomed the guests and introduced Ambassador Dr. S. Jaishankar to the audience. The newly elected Assemblyman of New Jersey state assembly Mr Raj Mukherjee welcomed the Ambassador on behalf of the Indian-American community in general and the state representative in particular. The New Jersey assemblyman and Deputy Speaker Mr Upendra Chivkula also expressed happiness over Ambassador’ visit to the region. Mr Ashook Ramsaran, President of GOPIO International also spoke on the occassion and extended greetings to Ambassador and Mrs Kyoko Jaishankar.

Ambassador Jaishankar during his remarks thanked the Indian-American community for its invaluable contributions towards India-US relations. He underlined various achievements of various Indian American in numerous fields in the United States. He also appreciated the contribution of the Indian American community towards India’s social and economic development. Ambassador Jaishankar thanked the Consulate and the Indian community for hosting him. Ambassador Jaishankar was accompanied by Mrs  Kyoko Jaishankar.

The event was also attended by a number of media-people. The event ended with dinner.

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