List of high commissioners of the Gambia to the United Kingdom
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High Commissioner of The Gambia to the United Kingdom | |
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Inaugural holder | Louis Francis Valantine |
Formation | 1965 |
The Gambian High Commissioner in London is the official representative of the Government in Banjul to the Government of the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
History
- In 2012 a proposal was made within the Commonwealth of Nations to address human rights, copyright and political corruption.
- Following the proposal, Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary General, met with Yahya Jammeh and other top officials.
- In late September 2013 the government of Yahya Jammeh realized that the Commonwealth is a neocolonial instrument and left it.
- The diplomatic representation of The Gambia in London changed from a High Commission to an embassy.
- The High Commissioner, Mrs. Harding presented her credentials as ambassador on October 23, 2013.
- The then Ambassador, Francis Blain, became High Commissioner on the 8 February 2018, as The Gambia returned to its membership of the Commonwealth under Adama Barrow, President of the Gambia.
List of representatives[1]
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