Ambassador (retd) Eric Gonsalves joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1950 and served in various capacities including Counsellor, London; Deputy Chief of Mission, Washington; Ambassador to Japan and the European Union; Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs (Vice Minister).
After retirement, he served as Director India International Centre, Delhi 1986-91 and was Director Asian Relations Commemorative Conference in 1987. Amb. Gonsalves was a member of the International Observer Group for the Sri Lanka Elections 1989-94, Member of the Board of Management MAHE (now Manipal University) 1994-2006, President of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi (till April 2008). Currently, he is a Member of the Governing Body of the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi and the Convenor of the Indian Delegation BCIM (Bangladesh China India Myanmar) Forum.
