Loranee Senaratne (1913 - 2004) was a Sri Lankan diplomat. She was the first woman appointed to head a Sri Lankan diplomatic mission.[1]
Biography
editPrime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike selected Senaratne to serve as High Commissioner to Ghana from 1963 to 1965.[2] She was also Ambassador to Italy, from 1970 to 1973.[2] Senaratne held the position of secretary of the national Sri Lankan women's group, Lanka Mahila Samiti.[2]
Senaratne was also a writer, and in 1969 published a book on Sri Lankan history Heirs to History.[3]
References
edit- ^ ""I've enjoyed every minute!" | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ a b c Gunawardena, Charles (2005). Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers. p. 329.
- ^ "Heirs to history /Loranee Senaratne. – National Library". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-05-20.