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This is a list of Sri Lankan non-career diplomats, who have been appointed by the Government of Sri Lanka as Ambassadors and High Commissioners, but are not career diplomats by profession, meaning they are not from the Sri Lanka Foreign Service, but are from different professions.[1]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.

Academics

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Archaeologists

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Architects

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Business

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Chief Justices

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  • Mohan Peiris - Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations
  • Jayantha Jayasuriya - Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations

Corporate executives

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Civil servants

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Economists

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Filmmakers

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Journalists

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  • Ernest Corea - Ambassador to USA; High Commissioner to Canada
  • Dayan Jayatilleka - Permanent Representative to United Nations (Geneva); Consul General for Switzerland; Ambassador to France and UNESCO and Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia

Judges

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Lawyers

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Physicians

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  • M. V. P. Peiris - Ambassador to Soviet Union and High Commissioner to United Kingdom (note: also listed in "Senators")

Military officers

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Army

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Air Force

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Police officers

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Politicians

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Governors general
Senators
  • Razik Fareed - High Commissioner to Pakistan
  • Stanley Kalpage - High Commissioner to India and Ambassador / Permanent Representative to United Nations in New York
  • Reggie Perera - Ambassador to Egypt
  • Lalitha Rajapakse - Ambassador to France and High Commissioner to United Kingdom (note: also listed in "Lawyers")
  • A. F. Wijemanne - Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative to FAO
  • Edwin Wijeyeratne - High Commissioner to United Kingdom and India
State and legislative councilors
Provincial governors
  • Dixon Dela Bandara - High Commissioner to Maldives
  • Janaka Priyantha Bandara - Ambassador to the UAE & Myanmar (note: also listed in "Parliamentarians")
  • Rohitha Bogollagama - High Commissioner to United Kingdom (note: also listed in "Parliamentarians")
  • Lionel Fernando - High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ambassador to the Netherlands and France (note: also listed in "Civil servants")
  • E. L. B. Hurulle - High Commissioner to Australia (note: also listed in "Parliamentarians")
  • Karunasena Kodituwakku - Ambassador to Japan, Republic of South Korea and China (note: also listed in "Academics" and "Parliamentarians")
  • Ariya Rekawa - Ambassador to Philippines (note: also listed in "Parliamentarians")
  • Noel Wimalasena - High Commissioner to United Kingdom (note: also listed in "Parliamentarians")
Parliamentarians
Mayors

UN officials

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References

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  1. ↑ "Kadirgamar rose for his country". Sunday Times, Retrieved on 10 August 2008.
  2. ↑ "First Sri Lankan to become a Town Planner". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  3. 1 2 Embassy of Sri Lanka USA
  4. ↑ Sri Lanka - Consul General Jaliya Wickramasuriya
  5. ↑ Looking back on operation `Holdfast', By Romesh Tissainayagam Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Sri Lanka's First Insurance Ombudsman Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Vice Admiral A.H.A De Silva, VSV, ndc, psc - Sri Lanka Navy Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ New High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Assumed Duties. The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Pakistan
  9. ↑ First President of the Republic of Sri Lank Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Chapter 48: Gandhi's murder: Widespread fallout.
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