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SOUTH ASIA WEEK: "Looking East, Looking West: US Support for India’s Regional Leadership"

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As part of South Asia Week at the Future of Diplomacy Project and the India & South Asia Program, Assistant Secretary Blake will discuss the growing role India plays in promoting regional and global security, stability, and economic prosperity.

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As part of South Asia Week at the Future of Diplomacy Project and the India & South Asia Program, Assistant Secretary Blake will discuss the growing role India plays in promoting regional and global security, stability, and economic prosperity.

Bob Blake is a career Foreign Service Officer. Ambassador Blake entered the Foreign Service in 1985. He has served at the American Embassies in Tunisia, Algeria, Nigeria and Egypt. He held a number of positions at the State Department in Washington, including senior desk officer for Turkey, Deputy Executive Secretary, and Executive Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs.

Ambassador Blake served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Mission in New Delhi, India from 2003 – 2006, as Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives from 2006 to mid-2009, and as Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs from May 2009 to the present.

Mr. Blake earned a B.A. from Harvard College in 1980 and an M.A. in international relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in 1984.