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. "NYC Junior Ambassadors". NYC Mayor's Office for International Affairs.
6. "Graders From 6 Brooklyn Schools Chosen as 'NYC Junior Ambassadors' to the U.N." Patch.
7. "French-American Foundation announces 2017 'Young Leaders'". The Hill. 27 June 2017.
8. "NYU McSilver Institute Announces 2024 Fellows-in-Residence". New York University. 12 February 2024.
9. "Penny Abeywardena". Forbes.
10. Abeywardena, Penny. "The Superpower (aka Soft Power) Of DEI". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
11. Abeywardena, Penny. "Diane Von Furstenberg Unwraps Soft Power". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
12. Abeywardena, Penny. "Heated Rivalry': How A Gay Hockey Romance Became A Soft Power Masterclass". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
13. Abeywardena, Penny. "'Heated Rivalry' Became A Soft Power Moment. One Brand Missed It". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-01-29.

Penny Abeywardena
Commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office of International Affairs
In office September 2014 –January 2022

Government offices
Preceded by Majorie B. Tiven	Commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office Of International Affairs 2014 – 2022	Succeeded by Edward Mermelstein