Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta
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Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta (1900–1974) was the ambassador of India to the United States from 1952 to 1958. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1959. He was refused service in a Houston airport restaurant because he was not white, leading John Foster Dulles to conclude that US segregation was hurting foreign relations. He was son of Sir .[1]
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Preceded by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit |
Indian Ambassador to the United States 1952-1958 |
Succeeded by M.C. Chagla |
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- ^ G.L. Mehta: A Many Splendoured Man by his daughter, (Concept Publishing, 2001)., Indianapolis Recorder August 27, 1955, [1][2]
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