- Monday, February 24, 2025
Cameron took over from Alexander Ellis in April after serving as the chief of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre since 2020.
By: Shubham Ghosh
INDIAN president Droupadi Murmu on Friday (31) accepted credentials from envoys of seven countries, including the United Kingdom and China, at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, her official residence in New Delhi.
Besides Lindy Elizabeth Cameron, who took over as the British high commissioner in India in April succeeding Alexander Ellis, and Xu Feihong, the ambassador of China who assumed office earlier this month, the envoys included Fernando Xavier Bucheli Vargas, ambassador of Ecuador; Meshal Mustafa J Alshemali, ambassador of Kuwait; Patrick John Rata, high commissioner of New Zealand; Alassane Conte, ambassador of Guinea; Jagnnath Sami, high commissioner of Fiji; and Xu Feihong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China
Cameron, who was born in Belfast in Northern Ireland, had said after her appointment to the diplomatic post in India that she is immensely proud of the new role. She was the chief executive of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre from 2020 before getting picked as the high commissioner to India.
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President Droupadi Murmu received credentials from Mr Alassane Conte, Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea; Mr Jagnnath Sami, High Commissioner of the Republic of Fiji; and Mr Xu Feihong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China at Rashtrapati Bhavan. pic.twitter.com/0PD7uo6gz3
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) May 31, 2024
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She had also served in the now-defunct Department of International Development and was the head of its country offices in Asian nations such as Iraq and Afghanistan and was conferred the Order of the British Empire for her services in Iraq.
In March 2021, as the new chief of the NCSC, Cameron, who is vastly experienced in national security policy and crisis management, had cautioned that the UK “must be clear-eyed about Chinese ambition in technological advancement”.
