The Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations is Sri Lanka's foremost 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 His/Her Excellency.
| Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations | |
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Reports to | President of Sri Lanka Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | United Nations New York City, New York |
| Nominator | The President of Sri Lanka |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Senerat Gunewardene |
| Formation | February 28, 1956 |
| Website | un |
The current Permanent Representative is Mohan Peiris.[1]
List of heads of mission
edit- Sir Senerat Gunewardene, KBE (1956–1958)
- Sir Claude Corea, KBE (1958–1961)
- Prof Gunapala Mallalasekera (1961–1963)
- Sir Senerat Gunewardene, KBE (1963–1965)
- 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)
- Herman Leonard de Silva (1995–1998)
- John de Saram (1998–2002)
- Chithambaranathan 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 (2018–2020)
- Mohan Peiris (2021–Present)
References
edit- ^ "New Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Presents Credentials". un.org. United Nations. Retrieved 4 June 2023.