Prabhat Prakash Shukla
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Prabhat Prakash Shukla is the Ambassador of India to Russia
. Before taking up the post in Moscow
on 2 October 2007, Shukla was the High Commissioner
of India to Australia
, and prior to that was the Indian High Commissioner to Singapore
. He joined the Indian Foreign Service
on July 11, 1974. He holds a Post Graduate degree in Economics, and knows Russian and French.
Ambassador of India to Russia
The following people have served as Ambassadors of India to Russia and it predecessor state, the Soviet Union:*Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit *Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan *Kumara Padma Sivasankara Menon *S. Dutt...
. Before taking up the post in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
on 2 October 2007, Shukla was the High Commissioner
High Commissioner
High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
of India to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and prior to that was the Indian High Commissioner to Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. He joined the Indian Foreign Service
Indian Foreign Service
The Indian Foreign Service is the foreign service of India. It is the body of career diplomats of India.The Indian Foreign Service is part of the Central Civil Services of the Government of India...
on July 11, 1974. He holds a Post Graduate degree in Economics, and knows Russian and French.