List of Sri Lankan non-career diplomats

This is a list of Sri Lankan non-career diplomats, who have been appointed as Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consul Generals, but are not diplomats by profession, meaning they are not from the Sri Lanka Foreign Service, but are from different professions and politicians.^[1]

Academics

• J B Disanayake - Ambassador to Thailand
• Dammika Ganganath Dissanayeke - Ambassador to Japan^[2]
• Ananda W.P. Guruge - Ambassador to France, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to UNESCO and USA
• Dayan Jayatilleka - Permanent Representative to United Nations (Geneva) & Consul General for Switzerland and Ambassador to France and UNESCO (note: also listed in "Journalists")
• Lal Jayawardane - High Commissioner to United Kingdom
• Stanley Kalpage - High Commissioner to India and Ambassador / Permanent Representative to United Nations in New York (note: also listed in "Politicians")
• W. S. Karunaratne - Ambassador to USA
• Karunasena Kodituwakku - Ambassador to Japan, Republic of Korea and China^[3] (note: also listed in "Politicians")
• G.P Malalasekera, OBE - Ambassador to Soviet Union, High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Canada and Ambassador / Permanent Representative to United Nations in New York
• Ediriweera Sarachchandra - Ambassador to France

Architects

• Oliver Weerasinghe, FRIBA - Ambassador to USA^[4]

Businessmen

• A. S. P Liyanage - High Commissioner to Nigeria
• Udayanga Weeratunga - Ambassador to Russian Federation^[5]
• Jaliya Wickramasuriya - Ambassador to USA^[5][6]

Civil servants

• Richard Aluwihare, KCMG, CBE, CCS, JP - High Commissioner to India
• Shirley Amerasinghe, CCS - High Commissioner to India, Ambassador to Nepal and Afghanistan and Permanent Representative to United Nations (New York)
• Velupillai Coomaraswamy, CCS - High Commissioner to Canada
• Gunasena de Soyza, CMG, OBE, CCS - High Commissioner to United Kingdom
• N. Q. Dias, CCS - High Commissioner to India^[7]
• K. C. Logeswaran - Ambassador to Republic of Korea
• S.J. Walpita, CCS - Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium
• Nissanka Wijeyeratne, CCS - Ambassador to Soviet Union (note: also listed in "Parliamentarians")

Economists

• Gamani Corea - Ambassador to the EEC, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
• Lal Jayawardena - High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ambassador to the Benelux countries
• Devinda R. Subasinghe - Ambassador to USA & Mexico^[8]

Educators

• Javed Yusuf - Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Filmmakers

• Sumitra Peries - Ambassador to France

Journalists

• Ernest Corea - Ambassador to USA; High Commissioner to Canada
• Dayan Jayatilleka - Permanent Representative to United Nations (Geneva); Consul General for Switzerland; Ambassador to France and UNESCO (note: also listed in "Academics")
• M. Saravanamuttu - High Commissioner to Malaysia and Singapore; Ambassador to Indonesia^[9]

Judges

• Hon. Justice Nihal Jayasinghe - High Commissioner to United Kingdom
• Hon. Justice H. W. Thambiah - High Commissioner to Canada

Lawyers

• Kusumsiri Balapatabendi - High Commissioner to Australia
• John De Saram - Ambassador / Permanent Representative to United Nations (New York)
• H.L. de Silva, PC - Ambassador / Permanent Representative to United Nations (New York)
• Neville Kanakeratne - Ambassador to USA and High Commissioner to India
• J.A. Martensz - first High Commissioner to Australia^[10]
• Dayantha Laksiri Mendis - Ambassador to Austria^[11]
• Daya Perera PC - Ambassador / Permanent Representative to United Nations (New York) and High Commissioner to Canada
• Sir Lalitha Rajapakse, KC - Ambassador to France and High Commissioner to the U.K.
• Faisz Musthapha, - High Commissioner to the U.K.
• Jayathri Ranjani Samarakone - High Commissioner to Singapore
• Hemantha Warnakulasuriya, PC - Ambassador to Italy
• Wickrema Weerasuriya - High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand^[12]
• Tissa Wijeyeratne - Ambassador to France, Switzerland and UNESCO

Physicians

• M. V. P. Peiris - Ambassador to Soviet Union and High Commissioner to United Kingdom (note: also listed in "Senators")
• Saman Weerasinghe - Ambassador to Russian Federation
• Somadasa Weeratunga - Ambassador to Soviet Union (note: also listed in List of Sri Lankan non-career Permanent Secretaries)

Military officers

Army

• General (Rtrd.) Rohan Daluwatte, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP - Ambassador to Brazil
• General (Rtrd.) Deshamanya D. S. Attygalle, MVO - High Commissioner to United Kingdom
• General (Rtrd.) G. H. De Silva, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP - High Commissioner to Pakistan
• General (Rtrd.) Deshamanya Denis Perera, VSV - High Commissioner to Australia
• General (Rtrd.) Shantha Kottegoda, WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP - Ambassador to Brazil and Thailand
• Major General (Rtrd.) Nanda Mallawaarachchi, RWP, VSV, USP - Ambassador to Indonesia
• Major General (Rtrd.) Anton Muttukumaru, OBE, ED, ADC - High Commissioner to Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Ambassador to Egypt
• Major General (Rtrd.) Janaka Perera, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP - High Commissioner to Australia & Ambassador to Indonesia
• General (Rtrd.) Cyril Ranatunga, VSV - High Commissioner to Australia and United Kingdom
• Major General (Rtrd.) Richard Udugama, MBE - Ambassador to Iraq
• General (Rtrd.) Cecil Waidyaratne, VSV, USP, SLAC - Ambassador to Thailand
• General (Rtrd.) C. S. Weerasooriya, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP - High Commissioner to Pakistan
• General (Rtrd.) T. I. Weerathunga, VSV - High Commissioner to Canada

Navy

• Vice Admiral (Rtrd.) A.H.A De Silva, VSV - Ambassador to Cuba^[13]
• Admiral (Rtrd.) Wasantha Karannagoda - Ambassador to Japan
• Admiral (Rtrd.) A.W.H. Perera, VSV - Ambassador to Kenya^[14]
• Admiral (Rtrd.) Thisara Samarasinghe - High Commissioner to Australia

Air Force

• Air Chief Marshal (Rtrd.) Donald Perera - Ambassador to Israel
• Air Chief Marshal (Rtrd.) Jayalath Weerakkody - High Commissioner to Pakistan

Policemen

• Mahinda Balasuriya (IGP) - Ambassador to Brazil and United Arab Emirates
• Rudra Rajasingham (IGP) - Ambassador to Indonesia
• Ana Seneviratne (IGP) - High Commissioner to Malaysia

Politicians

Governors general

• Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, GCMG, KCVO, KBE, KStJ - High Commissioner to United Kingdom
• William Gopallawa, MBE - Ambassador to China, Cuba, Mexico and USA^[15]

Senators

• Razik Fareed, Kt, OBE, JPUM - High Commissioner to Pakistan
• Stanley Kalpage - High Commissioner to India and Ambassador / Permanent Representative to United Nations in New York (note: also listed in "Academics")
• Reggie Perera - Ambassador to Egypt
• Lalitha Rajapakse - Ambassador to France and High Commissioner to United Kingdom
• Arthur Ranasinha - Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative to FAO
• A. F. Wijemanne - Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative to FAO
• Edwin Wijeyeratne - High Commissioner to United Kingdom and India

State and legislative councilors

• Claude Corea - Ambassador to USA and High Commissioner to United Kingdom
• Susantha de Fonseka, KBE - Ambassador to Burma and Japan
• T.B Jayah - High Commissioner to Pakistan
• D.B Jayatilaka - High Commissioner to India
• C.W.W. Kannangara - Ambassador to Indonesia
• Tikiri Bandara Panabokke - Representative of the Government of Ceylon to India

Parliamentarians

• Ferial Ashraff - High Commissioner to Singapore
• Dharmasena Attygalle - High Commissioner to Pakistan
• Dixon Dela Bandara - High Commissioner to Maldives
• Fred E. de Silva - Ambassador to France, Switzerland and UNESCO
• P.H. William de Silva - High Commissioner to Canada
• A.E. Goonesinha - Ambassador to Indonesia and Burma (Myanmar)
• Tudor Gunasekara - Ambassador to Poland, Bulgaria, Rumania and Hungary
• R.S.S. Gunewardene - High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Ambassador to Italy, USA and Ambassador / Permanent Representative to United Nations (New York)
• E. L. B. Hurulle - High Commissioner to Australia (note: also listed in "Parliamentarians" and "Provincial Governors")
• Karu Jayasuriya - Ambassador to Germany
• P.B.G. Kalugalla - High Commissioner to Canada and Ambassador to Philippines
• Neville Kanakeratne - Ambassador to USA and High Commissioner to India (note: also listed in "Lawyers")
• Rupa Karunathilake - Ambassador to Netherlands
• Karunasena Kodituwakku - Ambassador to Japan and the Republic of South Korea (note: also listed in "Academics")
• Anil Moonesinghe - Ambassador to Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, the UN (Vienna), IAEA and OPEC.
• Mangala Moonesinghe - High Commissioner to United Kingdom and India
• Susil Moonesinghe - Ambassador to Iran
• Theodore Braybrooke Panabokke - High Commissioner to India
• R. S. Pelpola - High Commissioner to Malaysia
• Wilmot A. Perera - Ambassador to China
• H. R. Piyasiri - Ambassador to Myanmar
• C. Rajadurai - High Commissioner to Malaysia^[16]
• T.B. Subasinghe - Ambassador to Soviet Union
• Rosy Senanayake - High Commissioner to Malaysia
• Nissanka Wijeyeratne, CCS - Ambassador to Soviet Union

Mayors

• Omar Kamil - Ambassador to Iran, accredited to Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.

UN officials

• T. D. S. A. Dissanayake - Sri Lankan Ambassador to Indonesia and Egypt
• Palitha Kohona - Ambassador / Permanent Representative to United Nations (New York)

References

1. "Kadirgamar rose for his country". Sunday Times, Retrieved on 10 August 2008.
2. Ranil in Japan. Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 25 October 2015.
3. New Ambassadors and High Commissioners appointed. Ada Derana, Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
4. First Sri Lankan to become a Town Planner
5. Embassy of Sri Lanka USA
6. Sri Lanka - Consul General Jaliya Wickramasuriya
7. Looking back on operation `Holdfast', By Romesh Tissainayagam
8. H.E. Devinda R. Subasinghe, Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the United States and Mexico
9. He gave of his best, but died a disillusioned man
10. Official Website of Sri Lanka High Commission in Australia
11. New Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Presents Credentials
12. Sri Lanka's First Insurance Ombudsman
13. Vice Admiral A.H.A De Silva, VSV, ndc, psc - Sri Lanka Navy
14. Rear Admiral A.W.H. Perera, VSV, ndc, psc - Sri Lanka Navy
15. First President of the Republic of Sri Lank
16. Chapter 48: Gandhi's murder: Widespread fallout.

External links

• Sri Lanka ambassadors (non-career) - flickr
• Kachcheri postings for senior career diplomats returning from overseas