The High Commission of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා මහ කොමසාරිස් කාර්යාලය, ලන්ඩනය ''Shri Lanka Maha Komasaris Karyalaya Landanaya'') in London is the diplomatic mission of Sri Lanka in the United Kingdom.
The former State Councilor Claude Corea was appointed as the representative of the Government of Ceylon to the United Kingdom on 24 September 1946. With Ceylon gaining self rule on 4 February 1948, the High Commission of the Dominion of Ceylon was opened on 22nd October 1948 at 13 Hyde Park Gardens, London. It was the second overseas diplomatic mission of Ceylon and the first embassy established by Ceylon after gaining its independence from Britain. It was renamed in 1972 as the High Commission of the Republic of Sri Lanka.
Gallery
File:High_Commission_of_Sri_Lanka_in_London_2.jpg, Plaque outside the High Commission in English language, English, Sinhala language, Sinhala and Tamil language, Tamil depicting the Emblem of Sri Lanka
See also
*Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
References
External links
Official site
Diplomatic missions in London, Sri Lanka
Diplomatic missions of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka–United Kingdom relations
Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster
Bayswater
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