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Bap Reddy
Secretary,[8] the member nations paid a tribute to his
contributions; to quote:" Dr. Reddy has been a driving force in plant protection throughout the Region.
For extended periods he has carried out extensively
and eciently a wide range of activities,with little
permanent assistance. In so as this Committee is
concerned he has eectively 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 Pacic Region in a position where
it is now receiving due consideration.[9]

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Dwaram Bap Reddy is a scientist and administrator who
served at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations.
Bap Reddy was among the earliest Indian Reddys to come
to United States and arrived in 1946. He received his
PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, United
States in 1950.[1][2] He served from 1978 to 1982 as
the Deputy Regional Representative (Director of FAO
with Diplomatic status level) of Asia and Pacic for the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO), the primary worldwide non-governmental
organization responsible for food and agricultural issues.
He served as Acting Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative[3] (with rank equivalent to Acting
Deputy Minister, acted in a position which is equivalent to Level 2 of Washington Executive Schedule[4] with
same privileges and immunities accorded to diplomatic
envoys in accordance with international law [5] ) of Asia
and Pacic for FAO in 1980. He was FAO Representative (Director of FAO with rank same as of ConsulGeneral and rank also equal to that of Level 5 of the
Washington Executive Schedule[6] ) in Indonesia[7] from
1982 to 1986 and also FAO Representative (with the
same privileges and immunities accorded to all UN agencies heads) in Nepal in 1987. He served in Diplomatic
Status-level position for ten years. During his service he
met various dignitaries, leaders and heads of government.
Prior to serving with the FAO, he was an active researcher
with more than 200 papers and articles to his credit. He
was directly involved in the establishment of the plant
protection counters at Indian ports of entry, a vital element in protecting Indias food supply. In 1964 he was
appointed by the Government of India to a Ministerial
level Committee on the Harmful Eects 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.

Invited by The Royal Society of London to deliver a


Special Lecture on Food Production(1965).
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 annually to
entomologists.[10]

2 References
[1] Article in Oakland Tribune regarding D. Bap Reddy,
President of the Hindustani Students Association, at the
University of California at Berkeley in 1948.. Newspaperarchive.com. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
[2] Article in Berkeley Daily Gazette regarding Bap Reddy,
President of University of California Club, sending a resolution to Premier Nehru of India and to Devidas Gandhi
in 1948..
[3] Dr. D. Bap Reddy, Acting Regional Representative.
[4] Rank of Acting Regional Representative (PDF).
[5] Privileges and immunities of UN Specialized Agencies
(PDF).
[6] Rank of FAO Representative.
[7] Dr.D.Bap Reddy, FAO Representative in Indonesia.
[8] Dr. D. Bap Reddy, Executive Secretary of Asia and Pacic
Plant Protection Commission.

Awards and recognition

[9] Dr. D. Bap Reddy Executive Secretary, Asia and Pacic


Plant Protection Commission (PDF).

During the Eleventh Session of the Asia and Pacic


Plant Protection Commission which has a membership of 24 countries, for which he was the Executive

[10] Dr. D. Bap Reddy National Award in Integrated Pest


Management. Ias.ac.in. Retrieved 2010-04-29.

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