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His Excellency

Formation
  
1955

Appointer
  
Maithripala Sirisena

Inaugural holder
  
Sir Senerat Gunewardene

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Permanent Representative

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.

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Current Representative to the United Nations

As of 2015 the Permanent Representative was A. Rohan Perera who assumed office in April 2015.

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)
  • Palitha Kohona (2009-2015)
  • A. Rohan Perera (2015- Present)

    • References

    Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Wikipedia
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