List of high commissioners of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom

The Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom is the Sri Lankan envoy to United Kingdom. Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations typically exchange High Commissioners, rather than Ambassadors. Though there are a few technical differences (for instance, whereas Ambassadors present their diplomatic credentials to the host country's head of state, High Commissioners are accredited to the head of government), they are in practice one and the same office. The Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom is concurrently accredited as the Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland. The current post of High Commissioner is occupied by Saroja Sirisena.

List of High Commissioners

Representatives of the Government of Ceylon

High Commissioners

Deputy High Commissioners

• Sir Velupillai Coomaraswamy, CMG (1948-1953)
• Theodore Duncan Perera, CMG (1953-1956)
• B. F. Perera, CMG, OBE (1956-1958)

See also

• High Commission of Sri Lanka, London
• List of heads of missions from Sri Lanka

References

1. "Dr. Chris Nonis assumes office as new Sri Lankan envoy to UK". ft.lk. Daily Financial Times. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
2. "Dr. Chris Nonis Resigns As SL High Commissioner In UK". asianmirror.lk. Asian Mirror. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
3. "Swire holds talks with Lanka's acting envoy to UK". colombogazette.com. Colombo Gazette. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
4. "Sri Lankan HC to UK presents credentials to Queen Elizabeth II". Government of Sri Lanka. news.lk. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
5. "SL's excellence in preserving mangroves to be felicitated at CHOGM". Retrieved 2018-05-01.
6. "Queen Elizabeth receives new SL envoy to UK". Retrieved 2019-02-22.

External links

• The High Commission of Sri Lanka in the UK