Lalit Mansingh | |
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22nd Foreign Secretary of India | |
In office 1 December 1999 – 2001 | |
Preceded by | K. Raghunath |
Succeeded by | Chokila Iyer |
Personal details | |
Born | Nandala, Ramalenka Grampanchayat Puri district, Odisha, India | 29 April 1941
Spouse | Indira |
Children | Two |
Parent | Mayadhar Mansingh (father) |
Occupation | Civil Servant (Indian Foreign Service) |
Lalit Mansingh (born 29 April 1941) is a former Indian diplomat. He was the Foreign Secretary of India from 1999 to 2000, and Indian Ambassador to the United States from 2001 to 2004. Prior to this, he was Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1998 to 99.[1] Lalit Mansingh is the son of Odia poet and educationist Mayadhar Mansingh.[2]