Esala Weerakoon
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Esala Ruwan Weerakoon | |
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| 14th SAARC Secretary General | |
| In office 1 March 2020 – 3 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Amjad Hussain B. Sial |
| Succeeded by | Md. Golam Sarwar |
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| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Esala Ruwan Weerakoon is a Sri Lankan diplomat who was the SAARC Secretary General, in office since March 2020 to October 2023.[1][2] He served as permanent secretary to the Ministry of Tourism Development and permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India and ambassador to Norway.[3][4]
Early life
[edit]Born to a civil servant Bradman Weerakoon and Damayanthi Gunasekara, he was educated at Royal College, Colombo. He studied economics at the University of Kelaniya and undertook post-graduate studies at London School of Economics.[5]
Career
[edit]Joining the Sri Lanka Foreign Service in 1988, he served in several foreign postings in London, Canberra, Kuala Lumpur and Paris. He served as Charge d'affairs at Sri Lankan Embassies in Washington DC and in Tokyo. During his tenure of service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has served in different capacities including as the Director General of Economic Affairs Division and the Director General of East Asia & Pacific Division. He has also held office as Additional Secretary (External Relations) at the Ministry of Economic Development and as Additional Secretary (Special Projects) at the Ministry of Housing & Samurdhi. He has served as Ambassador to Norway, High Commissioner to Seychelles and was appointed as High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India in November 2015.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Esala Ruwan Weerakoon Of Sri Lanka Assumed Charge Of Office As The Secretary General". New Spotlight Magazine.
- ^ "Bangladeshi diplomat Golam Sarwar assumes the office as the new SAARC secretary-general". myRepublica.
- ^ "Esala Weerakoon: FM Secretary". www.dailymirror.lk.
- ^ Ariff, Yusuf. "Prasad Kariyawasam appointed as new Foreign Secretary". Adaderana.
- ^ "High Commissioner Esala Weerakoon presents Credentials to Indian President". November 16, 2015.
- ^ "Esala Weerakoon to be new Foreign Secretary | Daily FT". www.ft.lk.
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- Living people
- Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to Norway
- High commissioners of Sri Lanka to India
- Sinhalese people
- Sri Lankan civil servants
- Alumni of Royal College, Colombo
- Alumni of the University of Kelaniya
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
- Secretaries general of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation