Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations explained

Post:	Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations
Insignia:	Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg
Insigniasize:	80
Insigniacaption:	Emblem of Sri Lanka
Reports To:	President of Sri Lanka Minister of Foreign Affairs
Termlength:	No fixed term
Incumbent:	Mohan Peiris
Incumbentsince:	January 2021
Nominator:	The President of Sri Lanka
Department:	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style:	His Excellency
Seat:	United Nations New York City, New York
Inaugural:	Sir Senerat Gunewardene

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 country's mission to the UN. The position of Permanent Representative is equivalent in rank to an Ambassador, and entitles them to use the style His/Her Excellency.

The current Permanent Representative is Mohan Peiris.^[1]

List of heads of mission

• Sir Senerat Gunewardene, KBE (1956–1958)
• Sir Claude Corea, KBE (1958–1961)
• Prof Gunapala 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 Wijewardane (1984–1987)
• Daya Perera (1988–1991)
• Stanley Kalpage (1991–1994)
• Herman Leonard de Silva (1995–1998)
• John de Saram (1998–2002)
• Chithambaranathan Mahendran (2002–2004)
• Bernard Goonetilleke (Acting) (2004–2005)
• Prasad Kariyawasam (2005–2008)
• H. M. G. S. Palihakkara (2008–2009)
• Palitha Kohona (2009–2015)
• A. Rohan Perera (2015–2018)
• A.L.A. Azeez (2018–2020)
• Mohan Peiris (2021–Present)

External links

• Official Webpage of the Sri Lanka Permanent Representative to the United Nations

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Presents Credentials . un.org . United Nations . 4 June 2023.