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Vishnu Prakash, a Law Graduate (Gold Medalist), joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1981. After postings in Moscow, New Delhi and New York, he was appointed Consul General of India in Vladivostok in 1992, becoming the first head of Post in the world to set shop in the hitherto closed port city of Far-eastern Russia.

He next served as Director in the Ministry of External Affairs, (MEA) looking after Nepal and Bhutan between 1994 and 1997 during which period he also did a three-month sabbatical with the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii (USA). His fascination for East Asia took him to Tokyo in 1997. He returned to region in 2006 as Consul General of India in Shanghai, after completing two interesting assignments as Counsellor in Islamabad and Minister in Cairo.
 
He moved back to New Delhi in August 08, to serve as the Official Spokesperson of the MEA, when he interalia was a member of Indian Prime Minister’s delegation during all overseas visits.

He returned to East Asia the third time in January 2012 as the Ambassador of India to Seoul. On 22 August 2013, he was conferred an Honorary Doctoral Degree in Business Administration by the Tongmyong University in Busan. On 22 January 2015 he was bestowed the 'Ambassador of the Year, 2014' award by the Asia Society, Korea Center.

Mr. Prakash assumed the office of High Commissioner of India in Ottawa on 8 March 2015. He retired from Service upon turning 60 on 31 October 2016.

Amb. Prakash is married with two children. His wife Mrs. Neelam Prakash has a Master's degree in Economics. She is a keen practitioner of Yoga and loves golf. His son Abhimanyu Prakash (34) is with a financial company in New York and his daughter Katya Prakash (30) is a doctor in San Diego, CaliforniaOn 22 August 2013, he was conferred an Honorary Doctoral Degree in Business Administration by the Tongmyong University in Busan. On 22 January 2015 he was bestowed the 'Ambassador of the Year, 2014' award by the Asia Society, Korea Center in Seoul.

Mr. Prakash assumed the office of High Commissioner of India in Ottawa on 8 March 2015.