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List of ambassadors and high commissioners of Sri Lanka

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This list includes Sri Lanka's serving ambassadors, high commissioners, permanent representatives, and other senior diplomatic representatives. High commissioners head diplomatic missions in Commonwealth of Nations member states, while ambassadors lead missions in other countries. The head of a mission to an international organisation is known as a permanent representative. All are appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and may include career diplomats, non-career diplomats, and members of the Sri Lanka Overseas Service.

Ambassadors and high commissioners

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As of 18 May 2026
Current ambassadors and high commissioners[DM 1][DM 2][DM 3]
Host countryLocationType and
website		Ambassador /
High Commissioner		ListRef.
Australia CanberraHigh CommissionYasoja GunasekeraList[1][2]
Austria ViennaEmbassy and
Permanent Mission		Dayani Mendis[3]
BahrainManamaEmbassyShanika Dissanayake[4]
BangladeshDhakaHigh CommissionDharmapala Weerakkody
Belgium
Accredited to:
 BrusselsEmbassyChandana Weerasena
Brazil BrasíliaEmbassyC. A. Chaminda I. Colonne[5]
CanadaOttawaHigh CommissionMohamad JauharList
China
Accredited to:
 BeijingEmbassyMajintha JayesingheList
Cuba HavanaEmbassyMahinda RatnayakeList[6]
Egypt
Accredited to:
 CairoEmbassySisira Senavirathne[7][8]
[9]
Ethiopia Addis AbabaEmbassyNirmala Indumathie Dias Paranavitana[10]
France ParisEmbassyManisha GunasekeraList
Germany BerlinEmbassyVaruni Muthukumarana
IndiaNew DelhiHigh CommissionMahishini ColonneList[11]
Indonesia
Accredited to:
 JakartaEmbassySashikala Premawardhane[12]
Iran
Accredited to:
 TehranEmbassyMohamed Ibrahim Fazeeha Azmi[13][3]
IsraelTel AvivEmbassyS. K. Chandrasiri[3]
Italy RomeEmbassySatya Rodrigo
JapanTokyoEmbassyPivithuru Janak Kumarasinghe[14]
JordanAmmanEmbassyJ. A. D. S. Priyangika Wijegunasekara
Kenya NairobiHigh CommissionDhammika Fernando[3]
KuwaitKuwait CityEmbassyL. P. Ratnayaka[15]
Lebanon
Accredited to:
 BeirutEmbassyAnura Withanage[16]
MalaysiaKuala LumpurHigh CommissionDharshana M. Perera[17]
MaldivesMaléHigh CommissionMohamed Rizvi Hassen[18]
MyanmarYangonEmbassyPrabashini Ponnamperuma
  NepalKathmanduEmbassyRuwanthi Delpitiya[19]
Netherlands
Accredited to:
 The HagueEmbassyRekha Gunasekera
New ZealandWellingtonHigh CommissionW. G. S. Prasanna[20]
NigeriaAbujaHigh CommissionA. Sabarullah Khan
Oman
Accredited to:
 MuscatEmbassyW. A. K. S. De Alwis[21]
Pakistan
Accredited to:
 IslamabadHigh CommissionFred SenevirathneList[22][23]
PhilippinesManilaEmbassyChanaka Talpahewa
Poland
Accredited to:
 WarsawEmbassyPriyangika Dharmasena[24]
QatarDohaEmbassyR. S. Khan Azard[25]
RomaniaBucharestEmbassyS. P. W. Pathirana[3]
Russia MoscowEmbassyShobini GunasekeraList[26][27]
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhEmbassyO. L. Ameer Ajwad[28]
Seychelles
Accredited to:
 VictoriaHigh CommissionSrimal Wickremasinghe
SingaporeSingaporeHigh CommissionSenarath Dissanayake
South Africa PretoriaHigh CommissionUdeni Rajapaksa[29]
South KoreaSeoulEmbassyM. K. Pathmanaathan[30][31]
Sweden StockholmEmbassyKapila Fonseka[32][33]
Thailand
Accredited to:
 BangkokEmbassyWijayanthi Edirisinghe
Turkey
Accredited to:
 AnkaraEmbassyNiluka Kadurugamuwa[34]
United Arab Emirates
Accredited to:
 Abu DhabiEmbassyArusha Cooray[35][36]
United KingdomLondonHigh CommissionNimal SenadheeraList[37]
United States
Accredited to:
 Washington, D.C.EmbassyMahinda SamarasingheList [38][39]
VietnamHanoiEmbassyPoshitha Perera

Representatives to non-sovereign territories

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As of 18 May 2026
Current representatives[DM 1][DM 2][DM 3]
Host terriotoryLocationType and
website		RepresentativeRef.
PalestineRamallahRepresentative OfficeM. F. Mohamed Fawzer[40]

Permanent representatives to international organisations

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As of 18 February 2026
Current ambassadors and representatives[DM 1][DM 2][DM 3]
Host organisationLocationType and
website		Ambassador/
Permanent Representative/
Consul General		ListRef.
United Nations
Accredited to:
 New York CityPermanent MissionJayantha JayasuriyaList[41][42]
[43][44]
United Nations
Accredited to:
 GenevaPermanent Mission and
Consulate General		Sumith Dassanayake[45]

Other senior diplomatic representatives

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As of 3 March 2026
Current diplomatic representatives[DM 1][DM 2][DM 3]
Host countryLocationType and
website		Deputy High Commissioner/
Consul General		Ref.
Australia BrisbaneConsulate General
Accredited to:
 Nalin Perera[46]
MelbourneConsulate General Pradeepa Saram[47][48]
PerthConsulate General
Accredited to:
 Chirantha Weerawardena[49]
CanadaTorontoConsulate GeneralThushara Rodrigo
ChinaGuangzhouConsulate GeneralSuranga Algewatte
ShanghaiConsulate GeneralPamoda Gooneratne[50]
CyprusNicosiaConsulate GeneralU. L. Niyas[51]
IndiaChennaiDeputy High CommissionGanesanathan Geathiswaran[52]
MumbaiConsulate GeneralKumaran Valsan Vethody
ItalyMilanConsulate GeneralDilani Weerakoon
PakistanKarachiConsulate GeneralJagath Abeywarna
Saudi ArabiaJeddahConsulate GeneralFalah Alhabshi Mowlana
United Arab EmiratesDubaiConsulate GeneralAlexi Gunasekera
United StatesLos AngelesConsulate GeneralLalith P. Chandradasa

See also

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Notes

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Sources
  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism – Sri Lanka Missions". mfa.gov.lk. 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism – Mission News". mfa.gov.lk. 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Sri Lankan Embassies in Other Countries". sltda.gov.lk. 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

References

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  1. ↑ "High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to Canberra, Australia Yasoja Gunasekera assumes duties". mfa.gov.lk. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Canberra presents credentials". mfa.gov.lk. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "10 Ambassador-designates cleared by Parliamentary Committee on High Posts". Daily Mirror. 12 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to Bahrain assumes duties". mfa.gov.lk. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Newly appointed Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Brazil, C. A. Chaminda I. Colonne, presents Letters of Credence to the President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Cuba presents credentials". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Egypt presents Credentials". mfa.gov.lk. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Ambassador of Sri Lanka presents copy of the Letter of Credence to the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco in Rabat". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Sri Lanka's Envoy, Sisira Senavirathne, presents credentials to the President of Eritrea". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Sri Lanka Appoints First Female Ambassador to Ethiopia, Strengthening Engagement with Africa". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Sri Lankan High Commissioner Mahishini Colonne presents credentials to Indian President". www.adaderana.lk. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Ambassador-Designate of Sri Lanka to Indonesia Sashikala Premawardhane assumes Duties". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Approval granted for new Ambassadors to Ethiopia and Iran". Ada Derana. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "Ambassador Prof. Pivithuru Janak Kumarasinghe Presents Credentials to the Emperor of Japan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Sri Lankan Ambassador Presents Credentials to the Amir of the State of Kuwait". mfa.gov.lk. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Ambassador of Sri Lanka Presents Letters of Credence to the President of Lebanon". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "High Commissioner-designate Dharshana Perera, Assumes Duties in Malaysia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "High Commissioner Mohamed Rizvi Hassen presents Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of Maldives". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Nepal Ruwanthi Delpitiya presents Credentials to President Ramchandra Paudel". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  20. ↑ "Sri Lanka's first resident High Commissioner to New Zealand presents credentials to Governor-General of New Zealand". mfa.gov.lk. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  21. ↑ "Ambassador-designate assumes duties in Oman". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan presents credentials". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  23. ↑ "Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka Presents the Open Copy of His Letter of Credence to the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  24. ↑ "Presentation of Credentials to Bulgaria". mfa.gov.lk. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  25. ↑ "Ambassador Sithara Khan presents credentials to the Emir of Qatar". mfa.gov.lk. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  26. ↑ "Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation Shobini Gunasekera assumes duties". mfa.gov.lk. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  27. ↑ "Ambassador of Sri Lanka presents Letters of Credence to the President of Kazakhstan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 12 March 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "Governor of Jeddah Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi receives Sri Lanka Ambassador Ameer Ajwad". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  29. ↑ "High Commissioner Air Chief Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa (Retd) Presents Credentials to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  30. ↑ "Ambassador designate of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Korea assumes duties". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  31. ↑ "New Sri Lankan Envoy Presents Credentials in the Republic of Korea". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  32. ↑ "Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Norway presents credentials". mfa.gov.lk. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  33. ↑ "Sri Lanka's Ambassador Presents Credentials to King Frederik X of Denmark". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  34. ↑ "Niluka Kadurugamuwa presents Credentials as Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Türkiye". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  35. ↑ "Ambassador-Designate of Sri Lanka to the United Arab Emirates Arusha Cooray assumes duties". mfa.gov.lk. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  36. ↑ "Ambassador Professor Arusha Cooray Presents Credentials to the President of the United Arab Emirates". mfa.gov.lk. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  37. ↑ "High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom Nimal Senadheera Presents Credentials to His Majesty King Charles III". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  38. ↑ "Joint Formal Announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka / Colombo and The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Barbuda Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda/ Saint John's on 03 October 2025 Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Sri Lanka and Antigua and Barbuda". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  39. ↑ "Sri Lanka establishes diplomatic relations with Antigua and Barbuda". Ada Derana. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  40. ↑ "Representative- Designate M.F. Mohamed Fawzer, Assume Duties in the State of Palestine". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  41. ↑ "Ambassador Jayasuriya presents credentials to the UN Secretary-General Guterres". mfa.gov.lk. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  42. ↑ "New Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Presents Credentials". press.un.org. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  43. ↑ "Sri Lanka establishes diplomatic relations with Belize". Ada Derana. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  44. ↑ "Ambassador Jayasuriya presents Credentials to the International Seabed Authority". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  45. ↑ "Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake Presents Credentials to the Director General of the United Nations Office at Geneva". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  46. ↑ "Sri Lanka Appoints a New Honorary Consul in Brisbane, Queensland". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  47. ↑ "Consul General-designate of Sri Lanka to Australia assumes duties". mfa.gov.lk. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  48. ↑ "Consul General – designate of Sri Lanka presents Commission of Appointment to the State Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Victoria State Office (DFAT-VSO)". mfa.gov.lk. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  49. ↑ "Sri Lanka Appoints a New Honorary Consul in Perth, Western Australia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  50. ↑ "Newly-appointed Consul General of Sri Lanka assumes duties in Shanghai". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  51. ↑ "Sri Lanka Consulate General in Nicosia Commences Operations". mfa.gov.lk. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  52. ↑ "New Deputy High Commissioner to India assumes duties". Ada Derana. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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