R Viswanathan

R. Viswanathan (Rengaraj Viswanathan) is "Passionate about Latin America". He writes blogs, newspaper articles and gives lectures on the region. He spent twelve years as a diplomat in the region. He speaks Spanish and Portuguese.

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Rengaraj Viswanathan
Ambassador of India to Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay
In office
October, 2007 – May, 2012
Joint Secretary of Latin America & Caribbean Division (LAC)
In office
September, 2003 – September, 2007
Ambassador of India to Venezuela
In office
October, 2000 – August, 2003
Consul General of India to Sao Paulo
In office
April, 1996 – July, 2000
Personal details
NationalityIndian

Diplomatic posts

R. Viswanathan has held various positions in Lisbon, Karachi, Port Louis, Tripoli, and New York City. He was the first Indian Consul General in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 1996 to 2000. From 2000 to 2003 he was the Indian Ambassador to Venezuela and from September 2003 to September 2007 he was stationed at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, looking after the Latin America Division. From October 2007 to May 2012 he was the Indian Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, based out of Buenos Aires.[1][2]

Writing and speaking

For the last 18 years R. Viswanathan has been specializing in Latin America, writing articles and giving lectures on Latin American politics, markets, and culture.

Speaking

Viswanathan gives speeches in both Spanish and Portuguese and has visited almost all of the countries in the Latin American region. Records exist of more than 100 speeches since June 2004. More than thirty of these speeches are preserved on the internet.[3]

Writing

He has published documents on the Latin American region, including:

  • Guide for Business with Brazil - January 1997
  • A Market Study of Mercosur - June 1997
  • Business with Venezuela - January 2001
  • Business with Andean Community - April 2001[4]
  • Business with Latin America, 2nd edition - Feb 2005
  • Business with Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, 2nd edition - January 2010
  • Malgudi to Macondo - the journey of an innocent Indian through the seductive Latin America - August 2012 - published by Indo-Latin American Chamber

His articles,[5] have been published in various newspapers, think tanks, and magazines in India and Latin America including Business Line, The Hindu, Financial Express, World Affairs Journal and Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations.

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References
  1. Personal website
  2. R Viswanathan appointed Ambassador to Argentina
  3. List of Speeches
  4. Listing at India Habitat Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. List of articles

Bibliography
  • "Envoy lauded for boosting Indian-Latin American ties". Miami: Latin Business Chronicle. December 11, 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-27. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) calls him "Mr. Latin America"...is hailed for boosting business ties with India.


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