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In 2002, when he was the Chairman of ICCR and host of the on-going "International Festival of Indian Literature" he was made the Ambassador of [[Italy]].<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/permanent-representative/featured/4 Times of India]</ref> |
In 2002, when he was the Chairman of ICCR and host of the on-going "International Festival of Indian Literature" he was made the Ambassador of [[Italy]].<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/permanent-representative/featured/4 Times of India]</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:38, 11 February 2012
Himachal Som (born in West Bengal) is a former Indian Foreign Service officer of 1971 Cadre. He has been the Director General and also the Chairman of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. In 2002, when he was the Chairman of ICCR and host of the on-going "International Festival of Indian Literature" he was made the Ambassador of Italy.[1]
In 2004, he as the Permanent Representative of India to UN Agencies in Rome espoused the cause of the US Food Aid Program and reasoned that India had genuinely benefited from the PL-480 scheme.[2]
He loves cooking and says that it is a 'Great Diplomatic Tool'![3]
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Education
He went to St. Patrick's School, Asansol, Asansol and Presidency College, Kolkata. After being selected for the IFS Cadre he did his training from .
Personal life
Married to Reba Som who is an academic, historian, writer and classical singer from India. She is the director of Indian Council for Cultural Relations' Rabindranath Tagore Centre in Kolkata. She is also a trained singer of Rabindrasangeet. Her compact disc, Selected Songs of Rabindranath Tagore (III Millenneo, Rome, Italy 2003 and Saregama – India, May 2004) includes her English translations and transliteration of Tagore’s lyrics.
He has two sons, Vishnu Som, one of India's leading television journalist and news anchor and Abhishek Som, a former New York based investment banker who has now opened his own investment banking concern in Delhi.[4]