Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations
| Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations | |
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Reports to | President of Sri Lanka Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | United Nations New York City, New York |
| Nominator | The President of Sri Lanka |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Senerat Gunewardene |
| Formation | February 28, 1956 |
| Website | un |
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 country's mission to the UN. The position of Permanent Representative is equivalent in rank to an Ambassador, and entitles them to use the style His/Her Excellency.
The current Permanent Representative is Aliyar Azeez.[1][2][3]
List of heads of mission
- Sir Senerat Gunewardene, KBE (1956–1958)
- Sir Claude Corea, KBE (1958–1961)
- Prof Gunapala 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 (2015–2018)
- A.L.A. Azeez (2018– )
References
- ^ "A.L.A. Azeez appointed as SL's Permanent Representative to UN". Hiru News. Asia Broadcasting Corporation. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "The United Nations Office in Geneva pledges its continuous support for the success of projects launched with its mediation". slbc.lk. Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Ambassador Azeez Presents Credentials in Geneva". asiantribune.com. Asian Tribune. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
