His Excellency Mr. Dharamkumar Seeraj, High Commissioner of Guyana to India, presents credentials to the Hon’ble President of India in New Delhi
His Excellency Dharamkumar Seeraj, High Commissioner Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of India, on Thursday, February 20, 2025, presented his credentials to the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Drupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.
President Murmu accepted the Letters of Commission and, in her remarks, highlighted that India and Guyana are connected by virtue of history and the strong bonds of culture, traditions, and shared values. Hon’ble Smt. Murmu ji also conveyed her Government’s intention to further strengthen relations between Guyana and India along the lines expressed by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in his recent visit to Guyana. The President extended best wishes to His Excellency High Commissioner Dharamkumar Seeraj for a successful tenure.
High Commissioner Seeraj, in his remarks, spoke of Guyana and India’s strong and dynamic relationship, bound together by shared heritage, values, and people-to-people ties, which continues to grow considerably, particularly in recent years with multiple and reciprocal High-level visits. On this, he referenced the visits of the First Lady of Guyana and the Minister of Health, who are currently on official duties in India.
His Excellency also noted the significant cooperation between Guyana and India in areas of agriculture, education, healthcare, infrastructure, defence, ICT, and climate action. He thanked the Government and people of India for the outstanding contributions that India has made to the advamcement of Guyana’s development.
In closing, High Commissioner Seeraj expressed that it is his distinct honour and privilege to represent the Government and people of Guyana in India and committed to executing the duties of his office towards strengthening and expanding relations for the mutual benefit of both countries.
High Commissioner Seeraj is Guyana’s eight High Commissioner to India since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1966.
