List of ambassadors of Sri Lanka to the United States
The Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States is the Sri Lankan envoy to United States. The Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States is concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Mexico. The Sri Lankan embassy opened on 29 October 1948 and also maintains a Consul-General in Los Angeles.[1]
| Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States | |
|---|---|
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Embassy of Sri Lanka, 3025 Whitehaven St NW, Washington, DC, United States |
| Nominator | The President of Sri Lanka |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Claude Corea |
| Formation | 29 October 1948 |
| Website | slembassyusa |
Ambassadors
| Ambassadors | Start of Term | End of Term | Head of State | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Claude Corea | 29 October 1948 | 1 March 1954 | D. S. Senanayake | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Sir Senerat Gunewardene | 2 March 1954 | 14 August 1961 | John Kotelawala | |
| William Gopallawa | 15 August 1961 | 12 March 1963 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | |
| Merenna Francis de Silva Jayaratne | 13 March 1963 | 27 September 1965 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | |
| Oliver Weerasinghe | 28 September 1965 | 10 September 1970 | Dudley Senanayake | |
| Neville Kanakaratne | 11 September 1970 | 19 April 1978 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | |
| W. S. Karunaratne | 20 April 1978 | 2 May 1981 | J. R. Jayewardene | |
| P. M. D. Fernando | 3 May 1981 | 11 August 1981 | ||
| Ernest Corea | 12 August 1981 | 16 September 1986 | ||
| Susantha De Alwis | 17 September 1986 | 22 September 1992 | ||
| Ananda Guruge | 23 September 1992 | 30 January 1995 | Ranasinghe Premadasa | |
| Jayantha Dhanapala | 31 January 1995 | 8 October 1997 | Chandrika Kumaratunga | |
| Warnasena Rasaputra | 9 October 1997 | 16 January 2003 | ||
| Devinda Subasinghe | 17 January 2003 | 11 April 2005 | ||
| Bernard Goonetilleke | 12 April 2005 | 20 August 2008 | Chandrika Kumaratunga, Mahinda Rajapaksa | |
| Jaliya Wickramasuriya | 21 August 2008 | 13 July 2014 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | |
| Prasad Kariyawasam | 14 July 2014 | 08 July 2019 | Mahinda Rajapaksa, Maithripala Sirisena | |
| E. Rodney M. Perera | 08 July 2019 | Present | Maithripala Sirisena |
See also
References
- ^ "Diplomatic Representation for Sri Lanka". U.S. State Department. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
