Kamalesh sharma biography for kids

Indian diplomat (born )

Kamalesh Sharma (born 30 September )^[2] is an Indiandiplomat. He was the fifth Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations from to , having previously served as the High Commissioner for India in London.^[3] He has served as the Chancellor Emeritus of Queen's University Belfast.

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Early life and background

Kamalesh Sharma is an alumnus of the Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi, St. Stephen's College in Delhi and King's College, Cambridge.^[4]

Career

Sharma was an officer in the Indian Foreign Service from to He served as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, from August to May , before his retirement from the Indian Foreign Service.^[5]

From to , he served as the UN Secretary General's special representative to East Timor.

He was appointed the High Commissioner of India to Britain in

He is a Vice-President of the Royal Commonwealth Society. He has also been the