Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations

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 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

As of 2012 the Permanent Representative was 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

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