Envoys of Britain, 3 other nations present credentials to Prez

Envoys of four nations including Britain and Iraq today presented their credentials to President Pranab Mukherjee.
The envoys who presented their credentials were Sir Dominic Asquith, KCMG, High Commissioner of Britain; Harinder Kaur Sidhu, High Commissioner of Australia; Fakhri Hassan Mahdi Al-Issa, Ambassador of Iraq; and Igor Polikha, Ukraine's Ambassador, a press release issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
Starting as a freelance journalist in Amman in the early 1980s, Sir Asquith joined the British diplomatic service in 1983. His 30-year career (he retired from the service in 2013) was largely spent in the Middle East where he held ambassadorial positions in Iraq (2006-07), Egypt (2007-2011) and Libya (2011-2012). He survived a rocket-propelled grenade attack on his convoy in June 2012 in Benghazi, Libya.

Sidhu is a senior career diplomat. "India is one of the most exciting places for a diplomat to be at the moment. India's economic prospects are bright and it is becoming a more influential and active international player," she had said before taking over her new assignment here.
Sidhu has previously served overseas in Moscow and Damascus.