Day: 3 March 2014

Chicago IL: In spite of the inclemency of the arctic weather, the exquisite welcome reception for His Excellency Dr. Subramanyam Jaishankar, Indian Ambassador to U.S. hosted by Chicago Consul General Dr. Ausaf Sayeed was profoundly warmed by the presence of Chicago’s stellar leadership echelon who collectively exhibited a spirited rousing welcome to the new Ambassador at the Union League Club in downtown Chicago on February 27, 2014. In glowing terms, host Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, Chicago’s Consul General of India welcomed Ambassador Dr. Jaishankar and defined Ambassador as a brilliant diplomat enriched with three decades of shining international diplomatic experience. Dr. Ausaf Sayeed eloquently outlined Ambassador’s luminous credentials replete with milestone accomplishments that evoked goodwill applause from the guests. This finely elegant reception assumed a greater significance as Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar took charge as the Ambassador at a challenging time in the Indo-US relations strained by the Indian diplomat episode in New York. In his address His Excellency Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar heaped praises on the Indian American community as a ‘model community’ for their remarkable achievements. He that ‘romance phase of courtship’ has ended, and hard work is ahead. Speaking in sub-zero temperatures outside and against the backdrop of cooling of […]