Sir John Robertson "Rob" Young

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(born 21 February 1945YOUNG, Sir John Robertson, (Sir Rob)
''Who's Who 2015'', A & C Black, 2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014) is a retired British

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. He was the British High Commissioner to India from 1999 to 2003.

Career

Young was educated at King Edward VI School, Norwich, and

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. He entered the

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in 1967 and his career focused on the

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. He retired in 2003.

References

External links

*http://www.baps.org/News/1999/British-High-Commissioner-Sir-Rob-Young-visits-Shri-Swaminarayan-Madir-1882.aspx
The Daily Telegraph
*https://books.google.com/books?id=YJin-qkgIeYC&dq=rob+young+British+High+Commissioner+to+India&pg=PA178 *http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2000/09/29/stories/042932ju.htm 1945 births Living people People educated at Norwich School Alumni of the University of Leicester High commissioners of the United Kingdom to India Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George {{UK-diplomat-stub