{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{ Infobox officeholder | name = Ram Sathe | office = Foreign Secretary of India | term = 19 November 1979 – 30 April 1982 | predecessor = Jagat Singh Mehta | successor = Maharaja Krishna Rasgotra }} '''Ram Chandra Dattatraya Sathe''' (1923–2008{{fact|date=August 2025}}) was Foreign Secretary (India). He served as secretary from 9 November 1979 to 30 April 1982. He also served as ambassador to China (1966–1968), France (July 1976 to November 1978), Iran (November 1978{{fact|date=August 2025}}–1980{{fact|date=August 2025}}) and Germany (1982–1984) and was a diplomat in Afghanistan and East Africa.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.philly.com/1999-05-24/news/25517311_1_golf-cart-man-volunteers-red-cross-volunteers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801061559/http://articles.philly.com/1999-05-24/news/25517311_1_golf-cart-man-volunteers-red-cross-volunteers|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 August 2013|title=From Notable Life, N.j. Man Volunteers His Help in Crises Sanjay Sathe, The Privileged Son of an Indian Diplomat, Called His Stint at Dix The ''ultimate Feel-good Operation.''|last=David Lee Preston|date=24 May 1999|publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer|accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref> His daughter Mohini, is married to Shivshankar Menon.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-diplomats-pedigree/383465/|title = The Diplomat's Pedigree|newspaper = Business Standard India|date = 24 January 2010}}</ref>
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