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Sunday, 30 December 2018 11:53 |
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H .E. the High Commissioner in India Austin Fernando paid a courtesy call on the US Ambassador to India H. E. Kenneth Juster based in New Delhi on 21st December 2018 at the US Embassy in New Delhi. The High Commissioner held cordial discussions with the US Ambassador on wide range of affairs covering subjects such as economy, bilateral and multilateral relationships of Sri Lanka, trade relations with the United States of America and the country opinions on foreign relations and governance issues. The High Commissioner briefed on the political situation in Sri Lanka and the need for robust involvement of US in the economic front and promoting economic assistance to Sri Lanka.
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Friday, 28 December 2018 11:56 |
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The Government of the Republic of Congo with the concurrence of the Government of Sri Lanka has appointed Mr. André Poh as the Ambassador of the Republic of Congo to Sri Lanka in succession of H.E. Félix Ngoma. He presented his credentials to H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka on 03 December 2018 at the President’s House, Colombo. Republic of Congo is accredited to Sri Lanka from New Delhi. |
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Friday, 28 December 2018 11:48 |
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The Government of the Republic of Ghana with the concurrence of the Government of Sri Lanka has appointed Mr. Michael Nii Nortey Oquaye as the High Commissioner of the Republic of Ghana to Sri Lanka in succession of H.E. Samuel Panyin Yalley. He presented his credentials to H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka on 03 December 2018 at the President’s House, Colombo. Republic of Ghana is accredited to Sri Lanka from New Delhi |
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Friday, 28 December 2018 11:33 |
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The Government of the Republic of Croatia with the concurrence of the Government of Sri Lanka has appointed Mr. Petar Ljubičić as the Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Sri Lanka in succession of H.E. Amir Muharemi. He presented his credentials to H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka on 03 December 2018 at the President’s House, Colombo. Republic of Croatia is accredited to Sri Lanka from New Delhi |
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Tuesday, 13 November 2018 13:39 |
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High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Austin Fernando presented Credentials to the President of the Republic of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind on 13th November 2018, Tuesday at the Rashtrapathy Bhavan in New Delhi.
Austin Fernando, joined Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS) in 1963, and was the senior-most civil servant in Sri Lanka. During his illustrious career in the public and private sectors which span over 50 years, he has held many key positions including, as Government Agent for Polonnaruwa and Nuwara Eliya Districts, Commissioner of Cooperative Development, Post Master General, Secretary to the Ministry of Rehabilitation and Ministry of Public Administration, Secretary to Home Affairs and Secretary to the Ministry of Provincial Councils and Indigenous Medicine and Secretary to the Ministry of Defence. His private sector career included an eleven year stint in Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). He was appointed as the Governor of the Eastern Province in 2015 by the President of Sri Lanka. He has also held many consultative positions at the United Nations and similar institutions at various points of his career. Immediately prior to his current assignment as the High Commissioner to India, he was the Secretary to the President of Sri Lanka.
High Commissioner Austin Fernando is married with three children. He is an alumni of the University of Peradeniya and the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
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