S.Upjit Singh Sachdeva - Sikhs The Supreme

S. Upjit Singh Sachdeva, who was appointed Honorary Counsul General of Indian to Liberia in 1998 and still continuing, was conferred with Liberia's Highest Award “Knight Grand Commander” during the country's 164th independence day celebrations, by Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Republic of Liberia, on July 26, 2011, for his outstanding contribution to the socio-economic development, recovery and reconstruction of Liberia after the civil war. Thus Mr Sachdeva earned the distinction of being the FIRST INDIAN in the history of African Countries to have got highest award. Sirleaf made a special reference to Sachdeva's efforts in forging friendship between Liberia and India and his enormous contribution to the growth of Liberia's commercial sector.

Earlier in January 2011 President Pratibha Patil had also honoured Mr. Sachdeva with the PRAVASI BHARTIYA AWARD for enhancing India's global image.

He made India proud when on Jan 10, 2016 he was appointed as Head/Dean of the Consular Corps (Group of Ambassadors) in Liberia, by the Government of the Republic of Liberia, through its ministry of Foreign Affairs. This appointment is based upon precedence of appointment as between Head of Consular Post, in accordance with article 16 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of April 24, 1963 and Mr. Sachdeva was informed about this appointment through a letter signed by the Acting Chief of Protocol of the Republic of Liberia. It is a sort of history.

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