Lalit Mansingh
| Lalit Mansingh | |
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| Indian Foreign Secretary | |
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In office December 1, 1999 - 2001 |
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| Preceded by | K. Raghunath |
| Succeeded by | Chokila Iyer |
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29 April 1941 Orissa |
| Spouse(s) | Indira |
| Children | Two |
| Parents | Mayadhar Mansingh (father) |
| Occupation | Civil Servant (Indian Foreign Service) |
Lalit Mansingh (born April 29, 1941) is a former Indian diplomat. He was the Foreign Secretary of India from 1999–2000, and Indian Ambassador to the United States from 2001-2004. Prior to this, he was Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1998-99. Lalit Mansingh is the son of Oriya poet Mayadhar Mansingh.
Mansingh was born and brought up in Odisha as the middle son of Oriya poet Mayadhar Mansingh. He was born at Nandala, in Puri district, Odisha. He graduated with a master's degree in Political Science, receiving a Gold Medal for being top of the class. He was a Research scholar and Faculty for short period in American Studies Programme at the School of International Studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He was married to Odissi dancer Sonal Mansingh. but, the couple decided to divorce later.
Lalit Mansingh has remained a lecturer in the Post-Graduate Department of Political Science, Utkal University in Bhubaneswar, Orissa. He joined Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, in June 1963 and was the topper of his batch. He became High Commissioner to Nigeria (1993–95) and Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1980–83) and in Nigeria with concurrent accreditation to Benin, Chad and The Cameroons. Apart from that he also served in various diplomatic capacities in Geneva, Afghanistan and Belgium.
He was Deputy Chief of Mission in Washington, DC, 1989–92 and remained the Dean of Foreign Service Institute, India, from 1995 to 1996., apart from serving as Director-General of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs .
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