Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations

Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations
Flag of the United Nations
Incumbent Palitha Kohona since 25 August 2009
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	Maithripala Sirisena
Inaugural holder	Sir Senerat Gunewardene
Formation	1955
Website	Permanent Representative

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 Sri Lankan Mission to the United Nations. The position of permanent representative holds the equivalent rank to that of an Ambassador and entitles them to use the style His or Her Excellency.

Current Representative to the United Nations

As of 2015 the Permanent Representative was A. Rohan Perera who assumed office in April 2015.^[1]

List of heads of mission

Permanent Representatives to the United Nations

• Sir Senerat Gunewardene, KBE (1956–1958)
• Sir Claude Corea, KBE (1958–1961)
• Prof Gunapala P 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 2012-2015
• A. Rohan Perera 2015- Present

References

1. "List of Permanent Representatives of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York from 1956". slmission.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

External links

• Sri Lankan Mission to the United Nations website