The Maldives has remained an independent nation throughout its recorded history,save for a brief spell of Portuguese occupation in the mid-16th century. From 1887 to 1965,the country was a British protectorate while retaining full internal sovereignty. At its independence in 1965,the Maldives joined the United Nations on 20 September.
Bank of Ceylon is a state-owned,major commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is located in an iconic cylindrical building in Colombo.
Sir Edwin Aloysius Perera Wijeyeratne,known as Edwin Wijeyeratne,was a Sri Lankan lawyer,politician,diplomat,and one of the founding members of the Ceylon National Congress and the United National Party. He was a Senator and Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development in the cabinet of D. S. Senanayake. He thereafter he served as Ceylonese High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ceylonese High Commissioner to India
Deshamanya Vernon Loraine Benjamin Mendis was a prominent Sri Lankan diplomat,who served as the United Nations' Special Envoy to the Middle East. He is referred to as the Sri Lanka's Father of Diplomacy due to his role in formation of the country's diplomatic service and has served as Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom,Canada;Ambassador to France,Cuba and Secretary General of the Non Aligned Movement.
Thelmuth Harris Wilhelm Woutersz was a prominent Sri Lankan diplomat and civil servant,who served as the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka. He had served as Sri Lankan Ambassador to People’s Republic of China,Italy &Yugoslavia.
The Sri Lanka Overseas Service (SLOS) which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also the head of the foreign service.
The Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka encompassing the Sri Lanka Army,the Sri Lanka Navy,and the Sri Lanka Air Force;they are governed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The three services have around 346,700 active personnel;conscription has never been imposed in Sri Lanka.
Denmark –Sri Lanka relations refers to the current and historical relations between Denmark and Sri Lanka. Denmark is represented in Sri Lanka through its embassy in New Delhi,India. Sri Lanka is represented in Denmark through its embassy Oslo,Norway. Bilateral relations are described as warm for a long time. About 13,000 immigrants from Sri Lanka live in Denmark. President of Sri Lanka Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga visited Denmark in March 1995.
The British Deputy High Commission,Chennai is the United Kingdom diplomatic mission with responsibility for the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It was formed in 1947 with Sir Christopher Masterman,CSI,CIE, as its inaugural holder,who served as Deputy High Commissioner until the following year. The Deputy High Commissioner is equivalent to a Consul-General,and reports to the British High Commission. The current Deputy High Commissioner is Oliver Ballhatchet. He succeeds Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford.
Arambamoorthy Thedchana Moorthy was a Sri Lankan Tamil diplomat and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
The High Commission of Sri Lanka in London is the diplomatic mission of Sri Lanka in the United Kingdom.
South Africa –Sri Lanka relations refers to the current and historical relations between South Africa and Sri Lanka. The Government of South Africa established its resident diplomatic Mission in Colombo in September 2007. HE Sirisena Amarasekara is the current Sri Lankan High Commissioner to South Africa while HE Ms RP Marks is the current South African High Commissioner to Sri Lanka.
