Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations

Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations
Flag of the United Nations
Incumbent Palitha Kohona since 25 August 2009
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Inaugural holder	Sir Senerat Gunewardene
Formation	1955
Website	Permanent Representative

The Permanent Representative from the Sri Lanka to the United Nations is the Sri Lanka's foremost diplomatic representative to the United Nations, and in charge of the Sri Lankan Mission to the United Nations. The position of permanent representative holds the equivalent rank to that of an Ambassador and entitles them to use the style His or Her Excellency.

Current Representative to the United Nations

The Current Permanent Representative is His Excellency Dr Palitha Kohona who assumed office in August 2008

List of heads of mission

Permanent Representatives to the United Nations

Sir Senerat Gunewardene, KBE (1956–1958)
Sir Claude Corea, KBE (1958–1961)
Prof Gunapala P 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 Wijewardena (1984–1987)
Daya Perera (1988–1991)
Stanley Kalpage (1991–1994)
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)

External links

Sri Lankan Mission to the United Nations website

Heads of foreign missions of Sri Lanka

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See also	Ambassadors to Sri Lanka