K. P. S. Menon Jr.
K. P. S. Menon Jr. | |
|---|---|
| 15th Foreign Secretary of India | |
| In office January 1987 - February 1989 | |
| Preceded by | A. P. Venkateswaran |
| Succeeded by | Shilendra Kumar Singh |
| Ambassador of India to China | |
| In office 26 March 1985-12 February 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Katyayani Shankar Bajpai |
| Succeeded by | C. V. Ranganathan |
| Personal details | |
| Died | September 28, 2019 Thiruvananthapuram |
Kizhake Palat Sankara Menon was an Indian diplomat.[1][2]
Early life and background
[edit]He was the son of K. P. S. Menon Sr.[3] Menon studied at The Doon School, and St. Stephen's College in Delhi and later at the Oxford University.
Career
[edit]He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1951.[1] He served as the Indian ambassador to China, and later as the Foreign Secretary.
Menon died in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 90 and was cremated.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Former Foreign Secretary K.P.S. Menon passes away". The Hindu. 29 September 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Sreenivasan, T. p (30 September 2019). "The doyen of a diplomatic dynasty". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Ap (22 November 1982). "K.P.S. Menon of India Dies; Ex-Envoy to Soviet and China". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Former diplomat K P S Menon Jr cremated in Kerala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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