Dr. Coomaraswamy appointed consultant to Govt. ahead of CHOGM

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By Dharisha Bastians

Top economist Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy has been appointed Consultant to the Government to work on substantive issues on the agenda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held in Colombo in November this year.

Dr. Coomaraswamy has been hired by the Commonwealth Secretariat to perform this role, and as per the arrangements made by the Secretariat, will be required to work closely with senior Government officials at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. The Commonwealth Secretariat traditionally attaches its consultants to a local agency.

As part of his consultancy, Dr. Coomaraswamy will also work on several issues pertaining to Sri Lanka’s Economic Development agenda that are of particular interest to the Commonwealth.

Dr. Coomaraswamy retired from the Commonwealth Secretariat in 2008, having served in various capacities at the Secretariat, including as its Director of Economic Affairs, since 1990. He is the brother of Dr. Radhika Coomaraswamy, former Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict to the UN.