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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

As of 11 August 2026
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Current ambassadors and high commissioners[DM 1][DM 2][DM 3]
Host countryLocationType and
website		Ambassador /
High Commissioner		ListRef.
Australia
Accredited to:
 CanberraHigh CommissionYasoja GunasekeraList[1][2]
Austria
Accredited to:
 ViennaEmbassy and
Permanent Mission		Dayani Mendis[3]
BahrainManamaEmbassyShanika Dissanayake[4]
BangladeshDhakaHigh CommissionDharmapala Weerakkody
Belgium
Accredited to:
 BrusselsEmbassyChandana Weerasena
Brazil
Accredited to:
 BrasíliaEmbassyC. A. Chaminda I. Colonne[5]
CanadaOttawaHigh CommissionMohamad JauharList
China
Accredited to:
 BeijingEmbassyMajintha JayesingheList
Cuba
Accredited to:
 HavanaEmbassyMahinda RatnayakeList[6]
Egypt
Accredited to:
 CairoEmbassySisira Senavirathne[7][8]
[9]
Ethiopia
Accredited to:
 Addis AbabaEmbassyNirmala Indumathie Dias Paranavitana[10]
France
Accredited to:
 ParisEmbassySugeeshwara GunaratnaList[11]
Germany
Accredited to:
 BerlinEmbassyVaruni Muthukumarana
IndiaNew DelhiHigh CommissionMahishini ColonneList[12]
Indonesia
Accredited to:
 JakartaEmbassySashikala Premawardhane[13]
Iran
Accredited to:
 TehranEmbassyMohamed Ibrahim Fazeeha Azmi[14]
IsraelTel AvivEmbassySaman Chandrasiri[15]
Italy
Accredited to:
 RomeEmbassySatya Rodrigo
JapanTokyoEmbassyPivithuru Janak Kumarasinghe[16]
JordanAmmanEmbassyJ. A. D. S. Priyangika Wijegunasekara
Kenya
Accredited to:
 NairobiHigh CommissionDhammika Fernando[17]
KuwaitKuwait CityEmbassyL. P. Ratnayaka[18]
Lebanon
Accredited to:
 BeirutEmbassyAnura Withanage[19]
MalaysiaKuala LumpurHigh CommissionDharshana M. Perera[20]
MaldivesMaléHigh CommissionMohamed Rizvi Hassen[21]
MyanmarYangonEmbassyPrabashini Ponnamperuma
  NepalKathmanduEmbassyRuwanthi Delpitiya[22]
Netherlands
Accredited to:
 The HagueEmbassyRekha Gunasekera
New ZealandWellingtonHigh CommissionW. G. S. Prasanna[23]
NigeriaAbujaHigh CommissionA. Sabarullah Khan
Oman
Accredited to:
 MuscatEmbassyW. A. K. S. De Alwis[24]
Pakistan
Accredited to:
 IslamabadHigh CommissionFred SenevirathneList[25][26]
PhilippinesManilaEmbassyChanaka Talpahewa
Poland
Accredited to:
 WarsawEmbassyPriyangika Dharmasena[27]
QatarDohaEmbassyR. S. Khan Azard[28]
RomaniaBucharestEmbassyS. P. W. Pathirana[17]
Russia
Accredited to:
 MoscowEmbassyShobini GunasekeraList[29][30]
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhEmbassyO. L. Ameer Ajwad[31]
Seychelles
Accredited to:
 VictoriaHigh CommissionSrimal Wickremasinghe
SingaporeSingaporeHigh CommissionSenarath Dissanayake
South Africa
Accredited to:
 PretoriaHigh CommissionUdeni Rajapaksa[32]
South KoreaSeoulEmbassyM. K. Pathmanaathan[33][34]
Sweden
Accredited to:
 StockholmEmbassyKapila Fonseka[35][36]
Thailand
Accredited to:
 BangkokEmbassyWijayanthi Edirisinghe
Turkey
Accredited to:
 AnkaraEmbassyNiluka Kadurugamuwa[37]
United Arab Emirates
Accredited to:
 Abu DhabiEmbassyArusha Cooray[38]
United KingdomLondonHigh CommissionNimal SenadheeraList[39][40]
United States
Accredited to:
 Washington, D.C.EmbassyVacantList
VietnamHanoiEmbassyPoshitha Perera
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Representatives to non-sovereign territories

As of 18 May 2026
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Current representatives[DM 1][DM 2][DM 3]
Host terriotoryLocationType and
website		RepresentativeRef.
PalestineRamallahRepresentative OfficeM. F. Mohamed Fawzer[41]
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Permanent representatives to international organisations

As of 18 February 2026
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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[42][43]
[44][45]
United Nations
Accredited to:
 GenevaPermanent Mission and
Consulate General		Sumith Dassanayake[46]
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Other senior diplomatic representatives

As of 3 March 2026
More information Host country, Location ...
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[47]
MelbourneConsulate General
Accredited to:
 Pradeepa Saram[48][49]
PerthConsulate General
Accredited to:
 Chirantha Weerawardena[50]
CanadaTorontoConsulate GeneralThushara Rodrigo
ChinaGuangzhouConsulate GeneralSuranga Algewatte
ShanghaiConsulate GeneralPamoda Gooneratne[51]
CyprusNicosiaConsulate GeneralU. L. Niyas[52]
IndiaChennaiDeputy High CommissionGanesanathan Geathiswaran[53]
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
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See also

Notes

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

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