D. Bap Reddy
D. Bap Reddy | |
|---|---|
| FAO Deputy Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific | |
| In office 1978–1982 | |
| Preceded by | S. H. Prakoso |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
Dr. Dwaram Bap Reddy was an entomologist, international civil servant and top-ranking official[1] within the United Nations System. He served at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for twenty one years.
Education[edit]
Reddy was a pioneer among the Indian Reddys to come to United States of America and arrived in September 1946. He received his PhD in entomology from the University of California, Berkeley,[2] United States in 1950.[3] He was elected as President of the association for the Indian students studying at the University of California, Berkeley. This association was called Hindustan Students Association and was headquartered at the International House, where he was a resident. International House situated at Piedmont Avenue was designed by noted bay area architect George Kelham and has notable alumni including ambassadors and politicians.[4] He was also a Member of the Student Advisory Council of the International House.[5][6]
Service with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[edit]
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is the primary worldwide Intergovernmental organization responsible for food and agricultural issues. Reddy served as the Deputy Regional Representative[7] of Asia and Pacific, for the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific[8][9] from 1978 to 1982 with rank of Director. He was appointed as the Deputy Regional Representative by the Director-General.[1] As FAO Deputy Regional Representative for Asia and Pacific, he had administrative and budgetary responsibilities for the FAO Regional Office of Asia and Pacific which has 46 Member countries.[10] He served as Acting Regional Representative,[11] for the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Maliwan Mansion, Phra Athit Road, Bangkok[8] in 1980, Maliwan Mansion was built in 1917 as the palace of Prince Nares.[9] As Acting Regional Representative he acted in a position whose Diplomatic rank is equivalent to National Deputy minister[12][13] and had diplomatic immunities [14][15][16] in Thailand. He served as FAO Representative[17] in Indonesia for the FAO Office in Indonesia, Menara Thamrin, Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Jakarta[18] from 1982 to 1986 with rank of Director. He was appointed as the FAO Representative by the Director-General.[1] As FAO Representative in Indonesia, he represented FAO and its programmes, policies and strategies and assisted the government in planning, programming and strategies in Food and Agriculture.[10] He had Diplomatic rank equivalent to Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture in Thailand for 5 years.[19] In FAO he had privileges and immunities in the section 19 and 28 and ANNEX II 2(i) of the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of Specialized Agencies for 10 years, the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of Specialized Agencies had been signed by 91 nations.[20][21] In Thailand he had for 21 years several privileges and immunities. He served as ad interim FAO Representative in Nepal in 1987 with diplomatic immunities.[14][15] For the FAO, he assisted the governments in formulating 50 country level and 19 regional level programmes and projects, about 19 countries benefited. During his service he met dignitaries, leaders and heads of government of several countries. He visited 56 countries during studies and service.
Service in India[edit]
Prior to serving with the FAO, he was an active researcher with more than 200 papers and articles to his credit.[22] Among them are, 1950 Ecological Studies of the Rice Weevil.J.Econ.Ent.43(2):203-206, 1953 Effect of Short Exposures to Low Temperatures on the Third Larval of Rice Weevil.Indian J. Ent.15(3):180-182, 1958 Progress of Work on Resistance to Black Stem Rust of Wheat. Proc.45th Indian Sci.Cong. 3:p-45, 1960 Caught at Last. Extension: Ibid, 1964 Know These Plant Protection Machines. Indian Horticulture; (6):30-31, 1967 Combating Pests of Vegetable Crops. Indian Horticulture: January–March, 1971 Digest of Plant Quarantine Regulations. Supplement III;FAO/RAPA, Bangkok, 1984 Plant Quarantine as I See: Plant Prot. Bull.36(2&3); pp. 7–10.`He was directly involved in the establishment of the plant protection counters at Indian ports of entry, a vital element in protecting India's food supply. In 1964 he was appointed by the Government of India to a Ministerial level Committee on the Harmful Effects of Pesticides. The Committee was headed by M.S Thacker, a Member of the Planning Commission. Apart from making many useful recommendations, the Committee advocated the introduction of National Pesticide Legislation. He served as the Deputy Agriculture Commissioner, for the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi from 1964 to 1965.
Awards and recognition[edit]
- Reddy served as Executive Secretary[23] for the Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission,[24] for the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific[8][9] from February 1967 to November 1979. During the Eleventh Session of the Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission, which has a membership of 24 countries, the member nations paid a tribute to his contributions: "Dr. Reddy has been a driving force in plant protection throughout the Region. For extended periods he has carried out extensively and efficiently a wide range of activities, with little permanent assistance. In so as this Committee is concerned he has effectively organized six of the biennial meetings of the Committee as well as numerous projects on plant protection in the Region have received his continuing attention. Members of the Committee join in thanking Dr. Reddy for being the enthusiast who placed Plant Protection in South East Asia and the Pacific Region in a position where it is now receiving due consideration".
- Award presented by the Government of Republic of Korea.
- In his honor, the Plant Protection Association of India has instituted a national award, the Dr. D. Bap Reddy National Award for Integrated Pest Management, which is awarded once in two years to entomologists.[25][26]
- Invited by the Royal Society of London to deliver a Special Lecture on Food Production (1965).
- Plant Protection News, Philippines published a Profile in recognition of Contributions (1975).
Personal life[edit]
Reddy (b-1923) was married to D. Vidyavathi Devi. His younger son Vijay Reddy did B.S, M.S, PhD in electrical engineering with Honors from Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.[27]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Senior-level appointments in UN Specialized Agencies" (PDF).
- ↑ "UC Berkeley Rank in the World".
- ↑ "Commencement at UC Berkeley in 1950".
- ↑ "International House Berkeley".
- ↑ "Article in Oakland Tribune regarding D. Bap Reddy, President of the Hindustani Students Association, at the University of California at Berkeley in 1948".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Article in Berkeley Daily Gazette regarding Bap Reddy, President of University of California Club, at the University of California at Berkeley, sending a resolution to Premier Nehru of India and to Devidas Gandhi in 1948".
- ↑ Heong, Kong Luen (1982). Dr. D. Bap Reddy, FAO Deputy Regional Representative. ISBN 9789679942019. Search this book on
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific".
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific". Archived from the original on 2005-11-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Activities of FAO Worldwide Offices".
- ↑ Dr. D. Bap Reddy, Acting Regional Representative. 1981. Search this book on
- ↑ "Rank of UN Officials" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Equivalencies of Top Ranking UN Officials in U.S".
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Reinisch, August; Bachmayer, Peter (24 March 2016). Privileges and Immunities of UN Specialized Agencies. ISBN 9780191062056. Search this book on
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Reinisch, August; Bachmayer, Peter (24 March 2016). Scope of Privileges and Immunities of UN Specialized Agencies. ISBN 9780191062063. Search this book on
- ↑ "Precedence".
- ↑ Dr.D.Bap Reddy, FAO Representative in Indonesia. 1984. ISBN 9789251021880. Search this book on
- ↑ "FAO Office in Indonesia".
- ↑ Berridge, G.; Lloyd, L. (25 January 2012). Diplomatic Rank of UN Officials. ISBN 9781137017611. Search this book on
- ↑ "Convention on Privileges and Immunities of Specialized Agencies" (PDF).
- ↑ "States that are parties to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies" (PDF).
- ↑ "Google search output for Bap Reddy's books".
- ↑ Kommedahl, Thor (1981). Dr. D. Bap Reddy, Executive Secretary of Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission. ISBN 9780938522003. Search this book on
- ↑ Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission. Search this book on
- ↑ "Dr. D. Bap Reddy National Award in Integrated Pest Management". Ias.ac.in. JSTOR 24215798. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ↑ "Dr. D. Bap Reddy National Award in Integrated Pest Management".
- ↑ "Cockrell School of Engineering".
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