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 10 January 2026

Current ambassadors and high commissioners [DM 1] [DM 2] [DM 3]
Host country	Location	Type and website	Ambassador / High Commissioner	List	Ref.
Australia Accredited to: Fiji Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Vanuatu	Canberra	High Commission	Yasoja Gunasekera	List	[1] [2]
Austria Accredited to: Bosnia and Herzegovina Czech Republic Hungary Serbia Slovakia Slovenia CTBTO IAEA UNIDO UNODC	Vienna	Embassy and Permanent Mission	M. R. K. Lenagala
Bahrain	Manama	Embassy	Shanika Dissanayake		[3]
Bangladesh	Dhaka	High Commission	Dharmapala Weerakkody
Belgium Accredited to: Luxembourg European Union	Brussels	Embassy	Chandana Weerasena
Brazil Accredited to: Argentina Chile Colombia Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay	Brasília	Embassy	C. A. Chaminda I. Colonne		[4]
Canada	Ottawa	High Commission	Mohamad Jauhar	List
China Accredited to: North Korea Mongolia	Beijing	Embassy	Majintha Jayesinghe	List
Cuba Accredited to: Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Panama Venezuela	Havana	Embassy	Mahinda Ratnayake	List	[5]
Egypt Accredited to: Eritrea Libya Morocco	Cairo	Embassy	Sisira Senavirathne		[6] [7] [8]
Ethiopia Accredited to: Djibouti Somalia African Union UNECA	Addis Ababa	Embassy	K. K. Theshantha Kumarasiri
France Accredited to: Andorra Monaco Portugal Spain UNESCO UN Tourism	Paris	Embassy	Manisha Gunasekera	List
Germany Accredited to: Croatia Montenegro North Macedonia   Switzerland	Berlin	Embassy	Varuni Muthukumarana
India	New Delhi	High Commission	Mahishini Colonne	List	[9]
Indonesia Accredited to: ASEAN	Jakarta	Embassy	Sashikala Premawardhane		[10]
Iran Accredited to: Azerbaijan Turkmenistan	Tehran	Embassy	Vacant
Israel	Tel Aviv	Embassy	Nimal Bandara		[11]
Italy Accredited to: Albania Cyprus Greece Malta San Marino FAO ICCROM IFAD WFP	Rome	Embassy	Satya Rodrigo
Japan	Tokyo	Embassy	Pivithuru Janak Kumarasinghe		[12]
Jordan	Amman	Embassy	J. A. D. S. Priyangika Wijegunasekara
Kenya Accredited to: 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	L. P. Ratnayaka		[13]
Lebanon Accredited to: Syria	Beirut	Embassy	Kapila Jayaweera		[14]
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	High Commission	Dabare Liyanage Sumangala Dias
Maldives	Malé	High Commission	Mohamed Rizvi Hassen		[15]
Myanmar	Yangon	Embassy	Prabashini Ponnamperuma
Nepal	Kathmandu	Embassy	Ruwanthi Delpitiya		[16]
Netherlands Accredited to: OPCW	The Hague	Embassy	Rekha Gunasekera
New Zealand	Wellington	High Commission	W. G. S. Prasanna		[17]
Nigeria	Abuja	High Commission	A. Sabarullah Khan
Oman Accredited to: Yemen	Muscat	Embassy	A. L. Sabarullah Khan
Pakistan Accredited to: Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan	Islamabad	High Commission	Fred Senevirathne	List	[18] [19]
Philippines	Manila	Embassy	Chanaka Talpahewa
Poland Accredited to: Bulgaria	Warsaw	Embassy	Priyangika Dharmasena		[20]
Qatar	Doha	Embassy	R. S. Khan Azard		[21]
Romania	Bucharest	Embassy	M. E. M. Joseph Weninger
Russia Accredited to: Armenia Belarus Moldova Uzbekistan	Moscow	Embassy	Shobini Gunasekera	List	[22]
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Embassy	O. L. Ameer Ajwad		[23]
Seychelles Accredited to: Madagascar Mauritius	Victoria	High Commission	Srimal Wickremasinghe
Singapore	Singapore	High Commission	Senarath Dissanayake
South Africa Accredited to: Angola Botswana Eswatini Lesotho Malawi Mozambique Namibia Zambia Zimbabwe	Pretoria	High Commission	Udeni Rajapaksa		[24]
South Korea	Seoul	Embassy	M. K. Pathmanaathan		[25] [26]
Sweden Accredited to: Denmark Estonia Finland Iceland Latvia Lithuania Norway	Stockholm	Embassy	Kapila Fonseka		[27] [28]
Thailand Accredited to: Cambodia Laos UNESCAP	Bangkok	Embassy	Wijayanthi Edirisinghe
Turkey Accredited to: Georgia Ukraine	Ankara	Embassy	Niluka Kadurugamuwa		[29]
United Arab Emirates Accredited to: Iraq	Abu Dhabi	Embassy	Arusha Cooray		[30] [31]
United Kingdom	London	High Commission	Nimal Senadheera	List	[32]
United States Accredited to: Antigua and Barbuda	Washington, D.C.	Embassy	Mahinda Samarasinghe	List	[33] [34]
Vietnam	Hanoi	Embassy	Poshitha Perera

Representatives to non-sovereign territories

As of 3 November 2024

Current representatives [DM 1] [DM 2] [DM 3]
Host terriotory	Location	Type and website	Representative	Ref.
Palestine	Ramallah	Representative Office	M. A. Fawzan Anver

Permanent representatives to international organisations

As of 16 December 2025

Current ambassadors and representatives [DM 1] [DM 2] [DM 3]
Host organisation	Location	Type and website	Ambassador/ Permanent Representative/ Consul General	List	Ref.
United Nations Accredited to: Bahamas Belize ISA	New York City	Permanent Mission	Jayantha Jayasuriya	List	[35] [36] [37] [38]
United Nations Accredited to: Holy See   Switzerland WTO	Geneva	Permanent Mission and Consulate General	Himalee Subhashini Arunatilaka		[39]

Other senior diplomatic representatives

As of 10 January 2026

Current diplomatic representatives [DM 1] [DM 2] [DM 3]
Host country	Location	Type and website	Deputy High Commissioner/ Consul General	Ref.
Australia Accredited to: South Australia Tasmania Victoria	Melbourne	Consulate General	Pradeepa Saram	[40] [41]
Australia Accredited to: Western Australia	Perth	Consulate General	Chirantha Weerawardena	[42]
Canada	Toronto	Consulate General	Thushara Rodrigo
China	Guangzhou	Consulate General	Suranga Algewatte
China	Shanghai	Consulate General	Pamoda Gooneratne	[43]
Cyprus	Nicosia	Consulate General	U. L. Niyas	[44]
India	Chennai	Deputy High Commission	Ganesanathan Geathiswaran	[45]
India	Mumbai	Consulate General	Kumaran Valsan Vethody
Italy	Milan	Consulate General	Dilani Weerakoon
Pakistan	Karachi	Consulate General	Jagath Abeywarna
Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	Consulate General	Falah Alhabshi Mowlana
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Consulate General	Alexi Gunasekera
United States	Los Angeles	Consulate General	Lalith P. Chandradasa

See also

• Foreign relations of Sri Lanka
• List of diplomatic missions of Sri Lanka
• List of diplomatic missions in Sri Lanka
• Visa policy of Sri Lanka
• Visa requirements for Sri Lankan citizens

Notes

Sources

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

References

1. "High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to Canberra, Australia Yasoja Gunasekera assumes duties". mfa.gov.lk. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
2. "High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Canberra presents credentials". mfa.gov.lk. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
3. "Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to Bahrain assumes duties". mfa.gov.lk. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
4. "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". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
5. "Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Cuba presents credentials". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
6. "Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Egypt presents Credentials". mfa.gov.lk. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
7. "Ambassador of Sri Lanka presents copy of the Letter of Credence to the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco in Rabat". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
8. "Sri Lanka's Envoy, Sisira Senavirathne, presents credentials to the President of Eritrea". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
9. "Sri Lankan High Commissioner Mahishini Colonne presents credentials to Indian President". www.adaderana.lk. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
10. "Ambassador-Designate of Sri Lanka to Indonesia Sashikala Premawardhane assumes Duties". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
11. "The New Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Israel Nimal Bandara presents Credentials to Israel President Isaac Herzog". mfa.gov.lk. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
12. "Ambassador Prof. Pivithuru Janak Kumarasinghe Presents Credentials to the Emperor of Japan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
13. "Sri Lankan Ambassador Presents Credentials to the Amir of the State of Kuwait". mfa.gov.lk. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
14. "Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Lebanon presents credentials". mfa.gov.lk. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
15. "High Commissioner Mohamed Rizvi Hassen presents Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of Maldives". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
16. "Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Nepal Ruwanthi Delpitiya presents Credentials to President Ramchandra Paudel". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
17. "Sri Lanka's first resident High Commissioner to New Zealand presents credentials to Governor-General of New Zealand". mfa.gov.lk. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
18. "High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan presents credentials". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
19. "Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka Presents the Open Copy of His Letter of Credence to the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
20. "Presentation of Credentials to Bulgaria". mfa.gov.lk. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
21. "Ambassador Sithara Khan presents credentials to the Emir of Qatar". mfa.gov.lk. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
22. "Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation Shobini Gunasekera assumes duties". mfa.gov.lk. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
23. "Governor of Jeddah Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi receives Sri Lanka Ambassador Ameer Ajwad". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
24. "High Commissioner Air Chief Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa (Retd) Presents Credentials to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
25. "Ambassador designate of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Korea assumes duties". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
26. "New Sri Lankan Envoy Presents Credentials in the Republic of Korea". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
27. "Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Norway presents credentials". mfa.gov.lk. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
28. "Sri Lanka's Ambassador Presents Credentials to King Frederik X of Denmark". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
29. "Niluka Kadurugamuwa presents Credentials as Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Türkiye". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
30. "Ambassador-Designate of Sri Lanka to the United Arab Emirates Arusha Cooray assumes duties". mfa.gov.lk. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
31. "Ambassador Professor Arusha Cooray Presents Credentials to the President of the United Arab Emirates". mfa.gov.lk. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
32. "High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom Nimal Senadheera Presents Credentials to His Majesty King Charles III". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
33. "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". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
34. "Sri Lanka establishes diplomatic relations with Antigua and Barbuda". Ada Derana. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
35. "Ambassador Jayasuriya presents credentials to the UN Secretary-General Guterres". mfa.gov.lk. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
36. "New Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Presents Credentials". press.un.org. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
37. "Sri Lanka establishes diplomatic relations with Belize". Ada Derana. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
38. "Ambassador Jayasuriya presents Credentials to the International Seabed Authority". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
39. "Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the Holy See presents Credentials to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
40. "Consul General-designate of Sri Lanka to Australia assumes duties". mfa.gov.lk. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
41. "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)". mfa.gov.lk. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
42. "Sri Lanka Appoints a New Honorary Consul in Perth, Western Australia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
43. "Newly-appointed Consul General of Sri Lanka assumes duties in Shanghai". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
44. "Sri Lanka Consulate General in Nicosia Commences Operations". mfa.gov.lk. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
45. "New Deputy High Commissioner to India assumes duties". Ada Derana. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.

External links

• Government of Sri Lanka web portal
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Sri Lanka website
• Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority website