R Viswanathan


R. Viswanathan is "Passionate about Latin America". He writes blogs, newspaper articles and gives lectures on the region. He spent twelve years as a diplomat in the region. He speaks Spanish and Portuguese.

Diplomatic posts

R. Viswanathan has held various positions in Lisbon, Karachi, Port Louis, Tripoli, and New York City. He was the first Indian Consul General in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 1996 to 2000. From 2000 to 2003 he was the Indian Ambassador to Venezuela and from September 2003 to September 2007 he was stationed at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, looking after the Latin America Division. From October 2007 to May 2012 he was the Indian Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, based out of Buenos Aires.

Writing and speaking

For the last 18 years R. Viswanathan has been specializing in Latin America, writing articles and giving lectures on Latin American politics, markets, and culture.

Speaking

Viswanathan gives speeches in both Spanish and Portuguese and has visited almost all of the countries in the Latin American region. Records exist of more than 100 speeches since June 2004. More than thirty of these speeches are preserved on the internet.

Writing

He has published documents on the Latin American region, including:
His articles, have been published in various newspapers, think tanks, and magazines in India and Latin America including Business Line, The Hindu, Financial Express, World Affairs Journal and.