| 词条 | George Joseph (diplomat) |
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Joseph entered the Indian foreign service in 1975.[2] He was posted to the embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and served as consul general at the Indian consulate in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2] He also served as the Indian Ambassador to Turkmenistan, based in Ashgabat, from July 15, 1997, until November 28, 2001.[2][3] Joseph served as India's envoy to Qatar from October 2005 to January 2009.[1] He introduced a monthly open house at the Embassy of India in Doha, a gesture of soft diplomacy which proved popular with Indian expatriates and Qatari nationals.[1][2] He also intervened on behalf of stranded or detained Indians.[1] In one instance, two Indian nationals who were accused of the murder of an Indonesian maid were sentenced to death.[1] Through Joseph's intervention, their sentences were commuted to life in prison in March 2011.[1] Joseph next served as Ambassador to Bahrain from January 2009 until October 2010.[1][4][5] He retired from the Ministry of External Affairs after the end of his posting in Bahrain.[1] George Joseph, who suffered from kidney disease, died at a hospital in Kochi, Kerala, India, on June 1, 2017, at the age of 66.[1] He was survived by his wife, Rani, and their daughter, Renu. His funeral and burial was held at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Nedumkunnam, Changanassery, Kerala.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite news |first=Ramesh |last=Mathew |title=Former Indian ambassador to Qatar George Joseph dies |url=http://www.gulf-times.com/story/551834/Former-Indian-ambassador-to-Qatar-George-Joseph-di |work=Gulf Times |publisher= |date=2017-06-01 |accessdate=2017-06-25}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, George}}2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news |first=|last=|title=George Joseph, former Indian Ambassador to Qatar, passes away |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/02/06/2017/George-Joseph,-former-Indian-Ambassador-to-Qatar,-passes-away |work=The Peninsula |publisher= |date=2017-06-02 |accessdate=2017-06-25}} 3. ^{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Previous Ambassadors: Former Ambassadors of India to Turkmenistan |url=http://www.eoi.gov.in/ashgabat/?0758?000 |work=Ministry of External Affairs |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2017-06-25}} 4. ^{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Previous Ambassadors: Former Ambassadors of India to Bahrain |url=http://eoi.gov.in/bahrain/?2721?000 |work=Embassy of Bahrain: Ministry of External Affairs |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2017-06-25}} 5. ^{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Shri George Joseph to be Ambassador to Bahrain |url=http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/1566/Shri+George+Joseph+to+be+Ambassador+to+Bahrain |work=Ministry of External Affairs |publisher= |date=2009-06-05 |accessdate=2017-06-25}} 7 : 2017 deaths|Ambassadors of India to Bahrain|Ambassadors of India to Qatar|Ambassadors of India to Turkmenistan|Indian diplomats|Indian Roman Catholics|Year of birth uncertain |
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