9 ) ▁ ▁Singles ▁▁ ▁" Th a ▁B ree ze , ▁Th a ▁Ste e ze , ▁Pal m ▁Tre es " ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : S y rac use ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Sing ers ▁from ▁Detroit ▁Category : S ong writ ers ▁from ▁Michigan ▁Category : American ▁male ▁singer - song writ ers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁sing ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Ash ok ▁Mal ik ▁is ▁policy ▁ad visor / add itional ▁secretary ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁External ▁Affairs , ▁Government ▁of ▁India , ▁having ▁been ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁In ▁this ▁capacity , ▁he ▁works ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁in ▁the ▁sh aping ▁of ▁policy ▁responses ▁to ▁emer ging ▁challeng es ▁and ▁evol ving ▁situations ▁in ▁diplom acy ▁and ▁the ▁wider ▁international ▁environment . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁From ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁to ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Mal ik ▁served ▁as ▁press ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁India . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁from ▁outside ▁the ▁civil ▁services ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁post . ▁He ▁rel in qu ished ▁office ▁after ▁his ▁two - year ▁term ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁joining ▁government , ▁Mal ik ▁was