New High Commissioner to India takes office

Guyana’s new High Commissioner to India, Dr David Goldwin Pollard, recently presented his credentials to the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. According to the Guyana High Commission in India, Dr Pollard is Guyana’s sixth High Commissioner to India since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on May 26th, 1966. At the accreditation ceremony, President Mukherjee centred his remarks on the advancement of Guyana/India bilateral relations over the last 50 years. “He highlighted the similarities between the two countries that were once colonies of Great Britain that have now become republics, collaborating to increase the development of both their nations and peoples. “The President expressed his Government’s intention to foster relations between Guyana and India and in so doing, hopes that Guyana’s new High Commissioner will continue to enhance relations, especially in the areas of trade and investment,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated. High Commissioner Pollard, in his response, voiced the Guyana government’s intention to focus on economic and commercial diplomacy and to continue to build on the solid and friendly ties that exist between Guyana and India. The Indian President extended best wishes to Dr Pollard for a successful tenure.