Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Agency overview
Formed	1948
Preceding agency	Ministry of External Affairs and Defence;
Ministers responsible	Mangala Samaraweera, Minister; Harsha de Silva, Deputy Minister;
Agency executive	Mrs. C. Vageeshwara, Secretary;
Website	Official Website

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (also known as the Foreign Ministry) is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that conducts and manages Sri Lanka's relations with other countries. The ministry is housed at the Republic Building in Colombo fort.

History

The ministry was formally established in 1948 following the independence of Ceylon as the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence, coming under the direct control of the Prime Minister of Ceylon. In 1977, J.R Jayawardena's government adapted two separate ministries, forming the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of External Affairs. A.C.S Hameed was appointed as Cabinet Minister of External Affairs.

Overseas missions

The ministry has 40 overseas missions including 13 High Commissions, 40 Embassies, 2 Permanent Representations to the United Nations, 14 consulates and a representative office. It provides consular assistance to Sri Lankans traveling, working and studying overseas.

Senior officials

Minister of Foreign Affairs — Mangala Samaraweera
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs — Harsha de Silva
Permanent Secretary — Mrs. C. Vageeshwara

Divisions

General Administration Division
Overseas Administration Division
Consular Affairs Division
Protocol Division
Public Communications Division
Economic Affairs Division
Finance Division
IT Division
Legal Division
United Nations and Multilateral Affairs Division
South Asia and SAARC Division
Middle East and Africa Division
Europe, Americas and CIS Division
East Asia and Pacific Division

Statutory institutions

The old Legislative Council Building, Colombo fort. Today houses the Ministry of External Affairs

Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS)
Indian Ocean Marine Affairs Co-operation (IOMAC)

Ministers of Foreign Affairs

Permanent Secretaries

Incomplete

W.T Jayasinghe
Bernard Tilakaratna, SLOS
Rodney Vandergert, SLOS
Wilhelm Woutersz, SLOS^[1]
R. C. Vendargart, SLOS ^[2]
Lionel Fernando, SLAS
G. Wijesiri, SLOS
Nihal Rodrigo, SLOS
B. A. B. Goonetilleke, SLOS
H. M. G. S. Palihakkara, SLOS
Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohona
Karunatilaka Amunugama, SLOS
Kshenuka Seneviratne, SLOS

References

External links

[Wilhelm_Woutersz-1] Wilhelm Woutersz, BY J. B. Muller

[2] Invest further for a fruitful harvest

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History

Overseas missions

Senior officials

Divisions

Statutory institutions

Ministers of Foreign Affairs

Permanent Secretaries

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