Moragodage Christopher Walter Pinto
| Moragodage Christopher Walter Pinto | |
|---|---|
| Secretary-General of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal | |
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In office 1982–2011 | |
| Legal Adviser to the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence | |
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In office 1967–1976 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Alma mater |
Royal College Colombo University of Peradeniya University of Cambridge |
Moragodage Christopher Walter Pinto (commonly known as Chris Pinto) is a Sri Lankan lawyer and former diplomat. He was a member of the United Nations' International Law Commission, Secretary General of Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, a former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Switzerland, and the first Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]
He was educated at Royal College Colombo, where he won the Steward Prize and was a contemporary of Gamini Seneviratne and Lal Jayawardena.[2]
He was married to Yasodha Neiliya Jayawardena, daughter of N. U. Jayawardena, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Ceylon. Their son, Milinda Moragoda, is a former Minister and Senior Adviser to President.
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