High Commissioner Jha presents credentials to President

COLOMBO: Santosh Jha presented his credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at a ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat and assumed charge as the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka.

A senior Indian diplomat, Mr. Jha was India’s Ambassador to the EU, Belgium & Luxembourg before taking up his assignment in Colombo.

He served as Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan from 2019 to 2020 and as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in Washington, DC, from 2017 to 2019.

He has held key positions in the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, including as head of the Division for Human Resources and Management Affairs, the Division for Relations with Western Europe and the European Union, and the Policy Planning Division.

High Commissioner Jha had also served in Colombo from 2007-2010 as Counsellor at the High Commission, handling work related to commercial and economic matters.

During this period, he was particularly pivotal in building the architecture of India-Sri Lanka development cooperation.

He is married to Smt. Tanuja Jha has a daughter and a son.