P. K. Kaul
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Ambassador Pratap Kishen Kaul |
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| Ambassador to the United States of America | |
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In office 1986–1989 |
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| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
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| Died | 1 March 2007 New Delhi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, University of Allahabad |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Ambassador of India to USA |
| Religion | Hindu |
Pratap Kishen Kaul (1929 - 2 March 2007) was an Indian Civil Services officer and held several secretarial positions in the Indian Administrative Services. He was also the Indian Ambassador to the United States from 1986 to 1989.
Kaul was a postgraduate in economics from the University of Allahabad, and went on to complete his masters in public administration for Harvard University.
He died on 2 March 2007 in New Delhi, India at age of 78. He was survived by his wife and three daughters.
He served in Uttar Pradesh for 15 years as a 1951 batch IAS officer, before moving to the center as secretary of three ministries and acted as a commerce, finance and defence secretary, for the government of India. He served as a cabinet secretary of India from 1985-1986. He also served as alternate governor to International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB).
As a finance secretary, Kaul played an important role in the formulation of policies for export and import promotion, infrastructure for movement and financing of exports and the development of free trade zones in India. Kaul also served as the alternate governor of Asian development bank (ADB), World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Kaul was the chairman of the SEBI appointed committee which oversaw the implementation and facilitation of the SEBI Mutual Funds regulations, 1996. The committee helped the trustees of Mutual funds to best perform their role, so that the mutual funds could be managed more ethically and responsibly. He was the Indian Ambassador to the United States from 1986 to 1989.
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