Indian Ambassador To The U.S. Will Speak At U.Va. Oct. 4

September 28, 2001-- Lalit Mansingh, the new Indian ambassador to the United States, will speak at the University of Virginia's Rotunda, on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 3p.m.

Mansingh will discuss India's relations with the United States, focusing on counter terrorism cooperation between the two nations.

Prior to becoming ambassador in March, he served as India's foreign secretary and high commissioner to the United Kingdom. From 1989 to 1992, he was deputy chief of mission in Washington, D.C. Mansingh has had a distinguished career in the Indian Foreign Service, which he gained in 1963.

He has been high commissioner to Nigeria from1993 to 1995 and ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 1980 to 1983. He also has served in various diplomatic capacities in Geneva, Afghanistan and Belgium.

The event is sponsored by the Center for South Asian Studies.

Contact: Cindy Benton-Groner, (434) 924-8815

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SOURCE: U.Va. News Services

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