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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

Current ambassadors and high commissioners	Host country	Location	Type and
website	Ambassador /
High Commissioner	List	Ref.
Australia {{Collapsible list	Fiji	Papua New Guinea	Samoa	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu	Canberra	[High Commission](https://www.slhcaust.org/)	Yasoja Gunasekera	List
Austria {{Collapsible list	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Czech Republic	Hungary	Serbia	Slovakia	Slovenia	CTBTO	IAEA	UNIDO	UNODC	Vienna	[Embassy and
Permanent Mission](https://srilankaembassy.at/)	M. R. K. Lenagala
Bahrain	Manama	Embassy	Shanika Dissanayake
Bangladesh	Dhaka	[High Commission](http://www.slhcdhaka.org/)	Dharmapala Weerakkody
Belgium {{Collapsible list	Luxembourg	European Union	Brussels	[Embassy](https://www.srilankaembassy.be/)	Chandana Weerasena
Brazil {{Collapsible list	Argentina	Chile	Colombia	Paraguay	Peru	Suriname	Uruguay	Brasília	[Embassy](https://brazil.embassy.gov.lk/)	C. A. Chaminda I. Colonne
Canada	Ottawa	[High Commission](https://www.torontoslcg.org/ottawa2/)	Mohamad Jauhar	List
China {{Collapsible list	North Korea	Mongolia	Beijing	[Embassy](https://www.beijing.embassy.gov.lk/)	Majintha Jayesinghe	List
Cuba {{Collapsible list	Dominican Republic	Ecuador	El Salvador	Haiti	Honduras	Jamaica	Panama	Venezuela	Havana	Embassy	Mahinda Ratnayake	List
Egypt {{Collapsible list	Eritrea	Libya	Morocco	Cairo	Embassy	Sisira Senavirathne

Ethiopia {{Collapsible list	Djibouti	Somalia	African Union	UNECA	Addis Ababa	[Embassy](https://www.slembassyethiopia.lk/)	K. K. Theshantha Kumarasiri
France {{Collapsible list	Andorra	Monaco	Portugal	Spain	UNESCO	UN Tourism	Paris	[Embassy](https://www.srilankaembassy.fr/)	Manisha Gunasekera	List
Germany {{Collapsible list	Croatia	Montenegro	North Macedonia	Switzerland	Berlin	[Embassy](https://www.srilanka-botschaft.de/)	Varuni Muthukumarana
India	New Delhi	[High Commission](https://www.slhcindia.org/)	Mahishini Colonne	List
Indonesia {{Collapsible list	ASEAN	Jakarta	[Embassy](https://srilankaembassyjakarta.com/)	Sashikala Premawardhane
Iran {{Collapsible list	Azerbaijan	Turkmenistan	Tehran	Embassy	Vacant
Israel	Tel Aviv	Embassy	Nimal Bandara
Italy {{Collapsible list	Albania	Cyprus	Greece	Malta	San Marino	FAO	ICCROM	IFAD	WFP	Rome	[Embassy](https://srilankaembassyrome.org/)	Satya Rodrigo
Japan	Tokyo	[Embassy](https://www.slembassyjapan.com/)	Pivithuru Janak Kumarasinghe
Jordan	Amman	Embassy	J. A. D. S. Priyangika Wijegunasekara
Kenya {{Collapsible list	Benin	Burkina Faso	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Republic of the Congo	Côte d'Ivoire	Gabon	Gambia	Ghana	Guinea	Guinea Bissau	Liberia	Mali	Mauritania	Nigeria	Rwanda	Senegal	Sierra Leone	Tanzania	Togo	Uganda	South Sudan	UNEP	UN-Habitat	Nairobi	High Commission	Velupillai Kananathan
Kuwait	Kuwait City	[Embassy](https://kuwait.embassy.gov.lk/)	L. P. Ratnayaka
Lebanon {{Collapsible list	Syria	Beirut	[Embassy](http://www.srilankaembassybeirut.com/)	Kapila Jayaweera
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	[High Commission](https://slhc.com.my/)	Dabare Liyanage Sumangala Dias
Maldives	Malé	High Commission	Mohamed Rizvi Hassen
Myanmar	Yangon	Embassy	Prabashini Ponnamperuma
Nepal	Kathmandu	Embassy	Ruwanthi Delpitiya
Netherlands {{Collapsible list	OPCW	The Hague	Embassy	Rekha Gunasekera
New Zealand	Wellington	High Commission	W. G. S. Prasanna
Nigeria	Abuja	High Commission	A. Sabarullah Khan
Oman {{Collapsible list	Yemen	Muscat	[Embassy](https://www.slemb.org.om/)	W. A. K. S. De Alwis
Pakistan {{Collapsible list	Kyrgyzstan	Tajikistan	Islamabad	High Commission	Fred Senevirathne	List
Philippines	Manila	Embassy	Chanaka Talpahewa
Poland {{Collapsible list	Bulgaria	Warsaw	[Embassy](https://srilankaembassy.com.pl/)	Priyangika Dharmasena
Qatar	Doha	[Embassy](https://www.slembassy-qatar.com/)	R. S. Khan Azard
Romania	Bucharest	Embassy	M. E. M. Joseph Weninger
Russia {{Collapsible list	Armenia	Belarus	Moldova	Uzbekistan	Moscow	[Embassy](https://www.srilankaembassy.ru/)	Shobini Gunasekera	List
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	[Embassy](https://slemb.org.sa/)	O. L. Ameer Ajwad
Seychelles {{Collapsible list	Madagascar	Mauritius	Victoria	High Commission	Srimal Wickremasinghe
Singapore	Singapore	[High Commission](https://www.lanka.com.sg/)	Senarath Dissanayake
South Africa {{Collapsible list	Angola	Botswana	Eswatini	Lesotho	Malawi	Mozambique	Namibia	Zambia	Zimbabwe	Pretoria	[High Commission](http://www.srilanka.co.za/)	Udeni Rajapaksa
South Korea	Seoul	Embassy	M. K. Pathmanaathan
Sweden {{Collapsible list	Denmark	Estonia	Finland	Iceland	Latvia	Lithuania	Norway	Stockholm	[Embassy](https://www.stockholm.embassy.gov.lk/)	Kapila Fonseka
Thailand {{Collapsible list	Cambodia	Laos	UNESCAP	Bangkok	[Embassy](https://bangkok.embassy.gov.lk/)	Wijayanthi Edirisinghe
Turkey {{Collapsible list	Georgia	Ukraine	Ankara	[Embassy](https://www.srilanka.org.tr/)	Niluka Kadurugamuwa
United Arab Emirates {{Collapsible list	Iraq	Abu Dhabi	[Embassy](https://abudhabi.embassy.gov.lk/)	Arusha Cooray
United Kingdom	London	High Commission	Nimal Senadheera	List
United States {{Collapsible list	Antigua and Barbuda	Washington, D.C.	Embassy	Mahinda Samarasinghe	List
Vietnam	Hanoi	[Embassy](https://slembassyvn.com/)	Poshitha Perera

Representatives to non-sovereign territories

Current representatives	Host terriotory	Location	Type and
website	Representative	Ref.
Palestine	Ramallah	Representative Office	M. A. Fawzan Anver

Permanent representatives to international organisations

Current ambassadors and representatives	Host organisation	Location	Type and
website	Ambassador/
Permanent Representative/
Consul General	List	Ref.
United Nations {{Collapsible list	Bahamas	Belize	ISA	New York City	[Permanent Mission](https://www.un.int/srilanka/)	Jayantha Jayasuriya	List

United Nations {{Collapsible list	Holy See	Switzerland	WTO}}	Geneva	[Permanent Mission and
Consulate General](https://www.lankamission.org/)	Himalee Subhashini Arunatilaka

Other senior diplomatic representatives

Current diplomatic representatives	Host country	Location	Type and
website	Deputy High Commissioner/
Consul General	Ref.
Australia {{Collapsible list	South Australia	Tasmania	Victoria}}	Melbourne	[Consulate General](https://www.slcgmel.org/)	Pradeepa Saram
Australia {{Collapsible list	Western Australia}}	Perth	Consulate General	Chirantha Weerawardena
Canada	Toronto	[Consulate General](http://www.torontoslcg.org/)	Thushara Rodrigo
China	Guangzhou	Consulate General	Suranga Algewatte
China	Shanghai	Consulate General	Pamoda Gooneratne
Cyprus	Nicosia	Consulate General	U. L. Niyas	date=24 July 2025	title=Sri Lanka Consulate General in Nicosia Commences Operations	url=https://mfa.gov.lk/en/sri-lanka-consulate-general-in-nicosia-commences-operations/	access-date=26 July 2025	website=mfa.gov.lk}}
India	Chennai	Deputy High Commission	Ganesanathan Geathiswaran
India	Mumbai	Consulate General	Kumaran Valsan Vethody
Italy	Milan	Consulate General	Dilani Weerakoon
Pakistan	Karachi	[Consulate General](https://slcgkhi.com/)	Jagath Abeywarna
Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	[Consulate General](https://slcgjeddah.org/)	Falah Alhabshi Mowlana
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	[Consulate General](https://slcgdxb.com/)	Alexi Gunasekera
United States	Los Angeles	[Consulate General](https://www.srilankaconsulatela.org/)	Lalith P. Chandradasa

Notes

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References

(23 April 2025). "High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to Canberra, Australia Yasoja Gunasekera assumes duties".
(5 June 2025). "High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Canberra presents credentials".
(17 March 2025). "Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to Bahrain assumes duties".
(26 October 2025). "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".
(25 September 2025). "Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Cuba presents credentials".
(27 March 2025). "Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Egypt presents Credentials".
(24 November 2025). "Ambassador of Sri Lanka presents copy of the Letter of Credence to the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco in Rabat".
(2025-12-18). "Sri Lanka's Envoy, Sisira Senavirathne, presents credentials to the President of Eritrea".
(29 July 2025). "Sri Lankan High Commissioner Mahishini Colonne presents credentials to Indian President".
(21 November 2025). "Ambassador-Designate of Sri Lanka to Indonesia Sashikala Premawardhane assumes Duties".
(24 May 2023). "The New Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Israel Nimal Bandara presents Credentials to Israel President Isaac Herzog".
(3 November 2025). "Ambassador Prof. Pivithuru Janak Kumarasinghe Presents Credentials to the Emperor of Japan".
(22 May 2025). "Sri Lankan Ambassador Presents Credentials to the Amir of the State of Kuwait".
(5 February 2025). "Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Lebanon presents credentials".
(7 October 2025). "High Commissioner Mohamed Rizvi Hassen presents Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of Maldives".
(14 November 2025). "Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Nepal Ruwanthi Delpitiya presents Credentials to President Ramchandra Paudel".
(3 February 2025). "Sri Lanka's first resident High Commissioner to New Zealand presents credentials to Governor-General of New Zealand".
(2026-01-16). "Ambassador-designate assumes duties in Oman".
(26 August 2025). "High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan presents credentials".
(2025-12-09). "Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka Presents the Open Copy of His Letter of Credence to the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan".
(12 June 2025). "Presentation of Credentials to Bulgaria".
(29 January 2025). "Ambassador Sithara Khan presents credentials to the Emir of Qatar".
"Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation Shobini Gunasekera assumes duties".
(28 August 2025). "Governor of Jeddah Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi receives Sri Lanka Ambassador Ameer Ajwad".
(7 October 2025). "High Commissioner Air Chief Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa (Retd) Presents Credentials to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa".
(3 November 2025). "Ambassador designate of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Korea assumes duties".
(2025-12-12). "New Sri Lankan Envoy Presents Credentials in the Republic of Korea".
(20 February 2025). "Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Norway presents credentials".
(2025-12-18). "Sri Lanka's Ambassador Presents Credentials to King Frederik X of Denmark".
(17 October 2025). "Niluka Kadurugamuwa presents Credentials as Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Türkiye".
(22 May 2025). "Ambassador-Designate of Sri Lanka to the United Arab Emirates Arusha Cooray assumes duties".
(14 July 2025). "Ambassador Professor Arusha Cooray Presents Credentials to the President of the United Arab Emirates".
(31 October 2025). "High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom Nimal Senadheera Presents Credentials to His Majesty King Charles III".
(3 October 2025). "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".
(3 October 2025). "Sri Lanka establishes diplomatic relations with Antigua and Barbuda".
(6 June 2025). "Ambassador Jayasuriya presents credentials to the UN Secretary-General Guterres".
(5 June 2025). "New Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Presents Credentials".
(21 October 2025). "Sri Lanka establishes diplomatic relations with Belize".
(11 November 2025). "Ambassador Jayasuriya presents Credentials to the International Seabed Authority".
(2025-12-16). "Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the Holy See presents Credentials to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV".
"Consul General-designate of Sri Lanka to Australia assumes duties".
(1 April 2025). "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)".
(2025-12-22). "Sri Lanka Appoints a New Honorary Consul in Perth, Western Australia".
(22 October 2025). "Newly-appointed Consul General of Sri Lanka assumes duties in Shanghai".
(24 July 2025). "Sri Lanka Consulate General in Nicosia Commences Operations".
(26 August 2025). "New Deputy High Commissioner to India assumes duties".

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