Swadesh Chatterjee was born on 1947 and is an American leader and activist dedicated to fostering a better relationship among American and Indian people, politicians and businesses.
11 Facts About Swadesh Chatterjee
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Swadesh Chatterjee was the first Indian American to receive this award in the public affairs category.
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Swadesh Chatterjee was chairman and co-founder of the US-India Friendship Council, a coalition of prominent Indian American individuals and associations that lobbied US Senators and House members that was instrumental in the passage of the US-India Civilian Nuclear Deal.
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In 1998, Swadesh Chatterjee was elected the President of the Indian American Forum for Political Education, a nationwide organization whose goals are to boost political participation by members of the Indian American Community and to improve the relationship between the United States and India.
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Swadesh Chatterjee was part of the Indian American delegation that accompanied the president during the visit.
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Swadesh Chatterjee is credited with transforming Senator Jesse Helms, then chairman of the powerful US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, from an India-basher to a friend and an ally.
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Swadesh Chatterjee is president and CEO of Swadesh Chatterjee and Associates, and was earlier president of Brandt Instruments.
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Swadesh Chatterjee is a co-founder of TiE Carolinas, a group of successful business people whose primary goal is to develop and assist fledgling entrepreneurs.
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Swadesh Chatterjee served a two-year term as President of the group.
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Swadesh Chatterjee serves on the board of directors for The Center for International Understanding Council of North Carolina and on the Advisory Board for International and Area studies in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Swadesh Chatterjee was the first recipient of the Community Leader of Year award by the ethnic newspaper, India Abroad.