Shri P.K. Ashok Babu
Ambassador of India to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Mr. P.K. Ashok Babu assumed charge as Ambassador of India to Venezuela on 6 November 2023.
He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 2007. His overseas postings include Consul General of India at Cape Town, South Africa (2020–23), Deputy Consul General of India, Dubai, UAE (2011–14) and the Embassy of India, Cairo, Egypt (2009–11).
At the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, he served as Under Secretary in the United Nations – Political Division (2014–16), dealing with the United Nations, the Commonwealth and the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS).
He was Regional Passport Officer and Head of Branch Secretariat at Chennai from April 2016 to August 2020.
He hails from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, and is a qualified engineer from the Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi. He is married and has a son.
He speaks Sourashtra, Tamil, Hindi, English and Arabic. His hobbies include endurance running, hiking, cricket and reading.