P. K. Banerjee (Indian diplomat)

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P. K. Banerjee
Chargé d'affaires to China
In office
1962–1962
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byRatan Kumar Nehru
Succeeded byJagat Singh Mehta
Indian High Commissioner to Kenya
In office
1964–1966
Preceded byPrem Krishen
Succeeded byes:Prem Narain Bhatia
1st Indian ambassador to Costa Rica
In office
1968–1969
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Succeeded byVishnu Kalyandas Ahuja
Indian ambassador to Thailand
In office
1969–1971
Preceded byK. R. Narayanan
Succeeded byRomesh Bhandari
6th Indian permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva
In office
August 1971 – August 1973
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byNatarajan Krishnan
Succeeded byBrajesh Mishra
Personal details
Born7 December 1917
Kolkata, India
Died2003

Purnendu Kumar Banerjee[1] (7 December 1917 – 2003) was Indian Chargé d'affaires in Beijing during the India-China border conflict, also called the Sino-Indian War. He wrote a short book on his encounters with Zhou En Lai (1898–1976). Banerjee was a recipient of the 1963 Padma Shri award, India's fourth highest civilian award. In 1969, he became India's first ambassador to Costa Rica.[2] He was the sixth Ambassador in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN Office in Geneva.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference blcat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Purnendu Kumar Banerjee (2002). Assignment Americas: perspective of a partnership in values. Bibhasa. p. 196. ISBN 978-81-87337-15-7. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Former Ambassadors - Permanent Mission of India to the UN, Geneva". Permanent Mission of India to UN, Geneva. Retrieved 12 May 2013.