Secretary-General
Meet Kamalesh Sharma
Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, an Indian diplomat, became Commonwealth Secretary-General on 1 April 2008. He was appointed to the post by Commonwealth Heads of Government at their meeting in Kampala, Uganda, in November 2007.
Mr. Sharma previously served as India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, where he was closely involved in Commonwealth activities. In that capacity, since 2004 he has served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Commonwealth Foundation.
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma talks about his plans for the organisation and about himself, his family and his hobbies
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Global transformation and challenge - a Commonwealth perspective - IDRC, Ottawa, Canada, 9 June 2009
On 9 June 2009, Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma spoke at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) on the topic of "Global transformation and challenge - a Commonwealth perspective."
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In the build up to this years Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, the British Council, in collaboration with the Royal Commonwealth Society, hosted a series of live online events on Tuesday 3 November 2009.
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