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Dr. Kulkarni is a career diplomat who holds M.B.B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) degree from the prestigious Government Medical College, Nagpur in India. She joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1995.
Prior to her appointment as Consul General, Consulate General of India, Atlanta, she served as Regional Passport Officer, Mumbai, Maharashtra (2014-2018), Consul General in CGI Cape Town- South Africa (2012-2014), Deputy Head of Mission in Muscat, Oman (2008-2012).
Dr. Kulkarni’s previous overseas assignments were First Secretary in High Commission of India, London (2005-2008), where she successfully worked as a nodal officer for preventing discrimination for Indian Medical Graduates after the implementation of new UK Immigration rules; First Secretary in the High Commission of India, Port Louis, Mauritius (2001-2003); and as a Third Secretary (Language Trainee) in Embassy of India, Spain (1997-1998).
At Headquarters, Dr. Kulkarni worked as an Additional Private Secretary to the External Affairs Minister and later deputed as Regional Passport Officer, Pune, Maharashtra (1998-2001) and as Under Secretary looking after Austria, Cyprus, Greece, Slovenia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein & Holy See, Malta, Portugal, Ireland and Spain (2003-2005).
Dr. Kulkarni is married to Mr. Vijay Jayant Kulkarni who is a Merchant Mariner by profession and has two daughters.
Her interests include study of developmental issues, swimming, and tennis.
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Mr. Lakhtakia – was born on 18 of July 1960 in Lucknow, India, a city famous in India for ‘kebabs’ and a culture where respect for others, the palate and the clothes dominates one’s life considerably.
He studied at the Lucknow University from where he got his Bachelors’ degree in Arts having studied Economics, Modern History and Political Science. At the same University he got his Bachelors’ Degree in Laws.
He then moved to New Delhi where he worked briefly with the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India from 1984 to 1987.
In 1987, he took up new assignment with the Indian Foreign Service in the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and has been with this service since then. As part of his service he served at various places in the Headquarters at New Delhi and with the Indian Diplomatic Missions abroad commencing with Libya and later at Kyrgyzstan, Bahrain and Mongolia. Mr. Lakhtakia has traveled to all the continents on the globe and has participated in some international conferences/events. He has handled work relating to finance, protocol, administration, accounts, consular, culture, civilian training, education, global cyber issues, commerce, publicity, counter terrorism and political.
