Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations

The Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations is Sri Lanka's foremost diplomat, diplomatic representative to the United Nations, and in charge of the country's mission to the UN. The position of Permanent Representative is equivalent in rank to an Ambassador, and entitles them to use the style Excellency, His/Her Excellency.

The current Permanent Representative is Aliyar Azeez.

List of heads of mission

*Sir Senerat Gunewardene, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, KBE (1956–1958)
*Sir Claude Corea, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, KBE (1958–1961)
*Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera, Prof Gunapala Mallalasekera (1961–1963)
*Sir Senerat Gunewardene, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, KBE (1963–1965)
*Merenna Francis de Silva Jayaratne, Francis de S Jayaratne (1965–1967)
*Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (1967–1978)
*Biyagamage J Fernando (1978–1980)
*Ignatius Benedict Fonseka (1980–1984)
*Nissanka Wijewardane (1984–1987)
*Daya Perera (1988–1991)
*Stanley Kalpage (1991–1994)
*H. L. de Silva, Herman Leonard de Silva (1995–1998)
*John de Saram (1998–2002)
*C Mahendran (2002–2004)
*Bernard Goonetilleke ''(Acting)'' (2004–2005)
*Prasad Kariyawasam (2005–2008)
*H. M. G. S. Palihakkara (2008–2009)
*Palitha Kohona (2009–2015)
*A. Rohan Perera (2015–2018)
*A.L.A. Azeez (2018– )

References

External links

Official Webpage of the Sri Lanka Permanent Representative to the United Nations

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