Laleshwar Singh Explained

Laleshwar Kumar Narayan Singh (born 2 April 1941) was from 1993 to 2015 High Commissioner from the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to the United Kingdom, as well as the non-resident ambassador in five other countries.

After studying law in Guyana, and training as a court clerk, he moved to work in the United Kingdom in 1961. From 1971 to 1993 he worked for the Magistrates' Courts Service in central London. In 1993^[1] he was appointed the High Commissioner (Commonwealth) for Guyana in London,^[2] as well as the (non-resident) ambassador to the Netherlands. He has since been appointed non-resident ambassador to France and the Russian Federation (1995), the Czech Republic (1997) and the Holy See (1998).^[3]

In 2018, Hamley Case replaced Singh as the new high commissioner and non-resident ambassador for various European countries.^[4]

See also

• List of Guyanese High Commissioners to the United Kingdom
• Guyana–Russia relations

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitaker's Shorts 2015: International. 2014-11-20. Bloomsbury Publishing. 978-1-4729-1484-2. en.
2. Web site: 2009-03-30. Foreign Policy-How the foreign service lost its way. 2021-02-13. Stabroek News. en-US.
3. SINGH, Laleshwar Kumar Narayan (b 2 April 1941 -). In Who's Who 2006.
4. Web site: Diplomatic Relations – Guyana High Commission London. 2021-02-13. en-GB.