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Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations

Mission History: 

List of Permanent Representatives of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York from 1956 

 
 

  

Appointed

Presented Credentials

Concluded

H.E. Sir Senerat Gunewardene K B E

Feb 1956

28 Feb 1956

Apr 1958

H.E. Sir Claude Corea, K B E

May 1958

3 May 1958

Apr 1961

H.E. Mr. Alfred Edward (Acting)

April 1961 ---- August 1961

H.E. Prof. Gunapala P Mallalasekera

Aug 1961

15Aug 1961

July 1963

H.E. Sir Senerat Gunewardene K B E

July 1963

17July 1963

May 1965

H.E. Mr.Francis de S Jayaratne

Mar 1965

12 May 1965

3Apr 1967

H.E. Mr.Hamilton S Amerasinghe

11July 1967

07Aug 1967

18Mar 1978

H.E. Mr.Biyagamage J Fernando

21Feb 1978

17Mar 1978

Feb 1980

H.E. Mr.Ignatius Benedict Fonseka

15Sep 1980

16Sep1980

Feb 1984

H.E. Mr.Nissanka Wijewardane

1Apr 1984

1May 1984

31Dec 1987

H.E. Mr.Dayananda R Perera

1Feb 1988

25Feb 1988

23June 1991

H.E. Mr.Stanley Kalpage

5Mar 1991

14Mar 1991

31Dec 1994

H.E. Mr.Herman Leonard de Silva

29Jan 1995

1Feb 1995

14Feb 1998

H.E. Mr.John de Saram

20Apr 1998

27Apr 1998

31Mar 2002

H.E. Mr.C Mahendran

10Apr 2002

17Apr 2002

13Apr 2004

H.E.Mr. Bernard Goonetilleke (Acting)

May 2004

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March 2005

H.E.Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam

15 Mar 2005

4 April 2005

18 July 2008

H.E.Mr.H.M.G.S.Palihakkara

4 Aug 2008

25 Aug 2008

17 Aug 2009

 H.E.Dr. Palitha T.B Kohona

 10 September 2009

 11 September 2009

 04 Mar 2015

 H.E. Dr. Amrith Rohan Perera

 20 April 2015

 22 April 2015

 30 June 2019

 H.E. Mrs.  Kshenuka Dhireni Senewiratne

  05 August 2019

  21 August 2019

  05 October 2020

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