The Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union was the Sri Lankan envoy in Moscow (Ulitsa Shepkhina 24, Soviet Union) with concurrent, nonresident Diplomatic accreditation in Budapest, Bukarest, Prague, Warsaw and East Berlin.
| Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Inaugural holder | Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera |
| Formation | 1957 as Ceylonese Ambassador to the Soviet Union |
| Final holder | Rodney Vandergert |
| Succession | Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia |
History
editDiplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Sri Lanka were established on February 19, 1957, and ceased following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.[1]
Ambassadors
edit| Ambassadors | Start of Term | End of Term | Head of State/Government |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera | 1957 | 1961 | |
| Tikiri Banda Subasinghe | 1961 | 1965 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| B. F. Perera[2] | 1965 | 1968 | |
| M. V. P. Peiris | 1968 | 1969 | |
| J. C. T. Kotelawala | 1969 | 1970 | |
| C. D. S. Siriwardene[3] | 1970 | 1974 | |
| C. E. S. Weeratunga[4] | 1974 | 1976 | |
| Walter Jayawardena | 1977 | 1978 | |
| R. C. A. Johnpulle[5] | 1978 | 1982 | |
| Neville Kanakaratne | 1982 | 1987 | |
| Rodney Vandergert | 1987 | 1991 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Moscow, Russia". Ministry of External Affairs. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ Benjamin Franklin Perera (*1901), C.M.G., O.B.E., son of K. S. Perera.
- ^ Codippiliarachchige Don Stanislaus Siriwardene (* 1911) B.A London University.
- 1941 married to Telinade Silva 3 daughters
- Advocate of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- 1962-1970: Lecturer at the Ceylon Law College.
- 1962-1970: Senator.
- 1970-1974: Ambassador to the USSR, GDR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Romania.
- 1974: he was Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan.[2][3]
- ^ Conrad Edward Somadasa Weeratunga
- ^ Rajakone Christopher Algernon Johnpulle