Penny Abeywardena

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  2. "She Fled Sri Lanka When She Was 4. Now She's a City Leader". New York Times. 7 October 2021.
  3. "De Blasio commissioner worked closely with Hillary Clinton on women's rights". New York Daily News. 8 February 2015.
  4. "Penny Abeywardena Joins the de Blasio Administration as the Head of the Office of International Affairs". Philanthropy New York. 16 September 2014.
  5. "French-American Foundation announces 2017 'Young Leaders'". The HIll. 27 June 2017.
  6. "NYU McSilver Institute Announces 2024 Fellows-in-Residence". New York University. 12 February 2024.
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  8. Abeywardena, Penny. "The Superpower (aka Soft Power) Of DEI". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  9. Abeywardena, Penny. "TDiane Von Furstenberg Unwraps Soft Power". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
Penny Abeywardena
Penny Abeywardena at Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2021.png
Commissioner of the New York City
Mayor’s Office of International Affairs
In office
September 2014 January 2022