List of Sri Lankan non-career diplomats

This is a list of Sri Lankan non-career diplomats, who have been appointed by Government of Sri Lanka as Ambassadors and High Commissioners, but are not Career diplomats by profession, meaning they are not from the Sri Lanka Foreign Service, but are from different professions and politicians.[1]

Academics

Architects

Business

Civil servants

Economists

  • Gamani Corea - Ambassador to the EEC, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
  • Lal Jayawardena - High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ambassador to the Benelux countries

Filmmakers

Journalists

  • Ernest Corea - Ambassador to USA; High Commissioner to Canada
  • Dayan Jayatilleka - Permanent Representative to United Nations (Geneva); Consul General for Switzerland; Ambassador to France and UNESCO

Judges

Lawyers

Physicians

  • M. V. P. Peiris - Ambassador to Soviet Union and High Commissioner to United Kingdom (note: also listed in "Senators")

Military officers

Army

Air Force

Police officers

Politicians

Governors general
Senators
State and legislative councilors
Provincial Governors
  • Noel Wimalasena - High Commissioner to United Kingdom (note: also listed in "Parliamentarians")
  • E. L. B. Hurulle - High Commissioner to Australia (note: also listed in "Parliamentarians")
  • Karunasena Kodituwakku - Ambassador to Japan, Republic of South Korea and China (note: also listed in "Academics" and "Parliamentarians")
  • Ariya Rekawa - Ambassador to Philippines (note: also listed in "Parliamentarians")
  • Dixon Dela Bandara - High Commissioner to Maldives
Parliamentarians
Mayors

UN officials

References

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