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[[Deshamanya]] '''Neville T. D. Kanakaratna''' (1923 - 19 September 1999)<ref>{{cite journal | title= Principal Ceylon Events, 1999 | journal=Ferguson's Ceylon Directory, Colombo | year=1997–99}}</ref> was a [[Sri Lanka]]n [[lawyer]], [[diplomat]] and [[scholar]] |
[[Deshamanya]] '''Neville T. D. Kanakaratna''' (1923 - 19 September 1999)<ref>{{cite journal | title= Principal Ceylon Events, 1999 | journal=Ferguson's Ceylon Directory, Colombo | year=1997–99}}</ref> was a [[Sri Lanka]]n [[lawyer]], [[diplomat]] and [[scholar]] who was the [[Governor]] of the [[Southern Province, Sri Lanka|Southern Province]].<ref>[http://sundaytimes.lk/960901/bus2.html Do production at competitive costs-Minister]</ref> He was the Sri Lankan [[Ambassador]] to the [[United States]] and [[High Commissioner]] to [[India]]. |
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Educated at [[Southlands College Galle]]<ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2009/09/22/fea04.asp Southlands College - 125 golden years ]</ref> and at the [[Royal College, Colombo]], where he was the [[Prefect#Academic|Head Prefect]] in 1941, Kanakaratna pursued his higher studies at the [[University of Ceylon]] graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in history.<ref>[http://www.island.lk/2003/07/13/featur08.html Sacred to the memory of Principal E. L. Bradby]</ref> After studying law at the [[Colombo Law College]] he became an [[advocate]] and was known as a scholar in history. |
Educated at [[Southlands College Galle]]<ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2009/09/22/fea04.asp Southlands College - 125 golden years ]</ref> and at the [[Royal College, Colombo]], where he was the [[Prefect#Academic|Head Prefect]] in 1941, Kanakaratna pursued his higher studies at the [[University of Ceylon]], graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in history.<ref>[http://www.island.lk/2003/07/13/featur08.html Sacred to the memory of Principal E. L. Bradby]</ref> After studying law at the [[Colombo Law College]] he became an [[advocate]] and was known as a scholar in history. |
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Kanakaratna went on to serve the government of Ceylon in a legal advisory capacity. Holding |
Kanakaratna went on to serve the government of Ceylon in a legal advisory capacity. Holding appointments such as [[Diplomatic rank#Bilateral diplomacy|first secretary]] and legal adviser to Ceylon's delegation to the UN and thereafter, he served as the [[Diplomatic rank|minister]] in the Ceylon's High Commission in [[London]]. |
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Thereafter he |
Thereafter he worked in the UN in several capacities that included Vice President of the [[United Nations Trusteeship Council]] and legal adviser to the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]].<ref>[http://www.island.lk/2000/09/30/satmag04.html Royal College Magazine]</ref> |
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Kanakaratna went on to become one of Ceylon's prominent diplomats |
Kanakaratna went on to become one of Ceylon's prominent diplomats, serving as its Ambassador to the United States and High Commissioner to India and was the head of the committee for the establishment of the [[Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies]]. He was awarded the title of [[Deshamanya]] from the Government of Sri Lanka. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 19:00, 18 June 2024
Deshamanya Neville T. D. Kanakaratna (1923 - 19 September 1999)[1] was a Sri Lankan lawyer, diplomat and scholar who was the Governor of the Southern Province.[2] He was the Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States and High Commissioner to India.
Educated at Southlands College Galle[3] and at the Royal College, Colombo, where he was the Head Prefect in 1941, Kanakaratna pursued his higher studies at the University of Ceylon, graduating with a B.A. in history.[4] After studying law at the Colombo Law College he became an advocate and was known as a scholar in history.
Kanakaratna went on to serve the government of Ceylon in a legal advisory capacity. Holding appointments such as first secretary and legal adviser to Ceylon's delegation to the UN and thereafter, he served as the minister in the Ceylon's High Commission in London.
Thereafter he worked in the UN in several capacities that included Vice President of the United Nations Trusteeship Council and legal adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.[5]
Kanakaratna went on to become one of Ceylon's prominent diplomats, serving as its Ambassador to the United States and High Commissioner to India and was the head of the committee for the establishment of the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies. He was awarded the title of Deshamanya from the Government of Sri Lanka.
See also
References
- ^ "Principal Ceylon Events, 1999". Ferguson's Ceylon Directory, Colombo. 1997–99.
- ^ Do production at competitive costs-Minister
- ^ Southlands College - 125 golden years
- ^ Sacred to the memory of Principal E. L. Bradby
- ^ Royal College Magazine
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- 1923 births
- 1999 deaths
- Governors of Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan politicians
- Sri Lankan diplomats
- Sinhalese people
- Sri Lankan lawyers
- Alumni of Royal College, Colombo
- Alumni of the University of Ceylon (Colombo)
- Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to the United States
- High Commissioners of Sri Lanka to India
- People from Galle
- Deshamanya