Political appointees in Sri Lanka Missions abroad called back

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Services of 27 Ambassadors, High Commissioners and 26 others end 10 March

All political appointees in the Foreign Service holding positions abroad have been recalled, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Among those recalled are 27 ambassadors or high commissioners and 26 who are below the level of Head of Mission. All have been notified that their tours of duty have ended with effect from 10 March this year and have been instructed to return home. These include relatives of politicians and public officials closely connected to those in the former regime. Recalled heads of mission are Mrs. Bharathi Wijeratne Ambassador/Ankara Gamini Rajapakse Ambassador/Amman Gen (Rtd.) S.H.S. Kottegoda Ambassador/ Bangkok Raja Edirisooriya Ambassador/Brasilia Admiral (Rtd) T.G.S. Samarasinghe High Commissioner/ Canberra Dr. K.G.I. Amarasinghe Ambassador/Hanoi ACM (Rtd.) Jayalath Weerakkody High Commissioner/ Islamabad S.N. Marikar Bhawa Ambassador/ Kabul V. Kananathan High Commissioner/ Kampala W.G.N.H. Dias High Commissioner/ Male Prof. Gamini Samaranayake Ambassador/ Manila U. Weeratunga Ambassador/ Moscow Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohona Permanent Representative to UN, New York Prof. N.H.A. Karunaratne Ambassador/Paris & Permanent Delegate to UNESCO Sarrath Kongahage High Commissioner/Pretoria Hussain Mohamed Hussain Ambassador/ Riyadh N.B. Cooray Ambassador/ Rome Permanent Representative to FAO W.W.T. Wijeratne Ambassador/Seoul O. Alahapperuma Ambassador/Stockholm M.F. Razeen Ambassador/ Tehran Sarath Wijesinghe Ambassador/Tel Aviv Buddhi K. Athauda Ambassador/ The Hague & Permanent Representative to OPCW Admiral (Rtd.) WasanthaKarannagoda Ambassador/Tokyo Rajatha Piyatissa High Commissioner/Victoria D.S. de Silva Ambassador/Warsaw H.R. Piyasiri Ambassador/Yangon Those recalled are First Secretary - Brussels, Dharshie Lokuge, daughter of former Minister Gamini Lokuge, Second Secretary - Tokyo, J.M.S.L. Bandara, brother of MP Janaka Bandara, Second Secretary - UN, New York, C.J. Rambukwella, daughter of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, Second Secretary - Washington, Janathri Nanayakkara, niece of MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Third Secretary - Dubai, UAE, Dilrukshan Jayasinghe, son of Minister Chandrani Bandara. Political appointees have been recalled from Australia, four from the High Commission in Canberra and two from Sydney. They are Deputy High Commissioner - Canberra, Lakshman Hulugalle, Minister Counsellor - Canberra, D.G.N. Rambukwella, Second Secretary - Canberra, T.K. Chanitra Shalendri, Third Secretary - Canberra, Rathna Ranaweera, Consul General - Sydney, Bandula Jayasekera and Consul Minister - Sydney, Yasara Abeynayake. The others are Deputy Chief of Mission - Vienna, Srimal Wickremasinghe and Second Secretary - Vienna, Nawodh S. Hennayake, Consul General - Toronto, Mohan de Alwis, First Secretary - Beijing, M.I. Thuduwewatte, Second Secretary - Cairo, P.K.M.R.S. Wijeratne, Second Secretary - Paris, P.R.B.W. Cooray, Second Secretary - Berlin, Roshan Nalin Wijesinghe, Consul General - Frankfurt, Pradeep Jayawardene, L.M.S. Liyawdeen, Baghdad, Minister Chennai - Anusha Shivarajah and Second Secretary - Chennai, B.M.U.N. Bandaranayaka. Third Secretary - Jordan, Pradeep Maddhumabandara, Second Secretary - Kuwait, J.M.S.L. Bandara, Minister Counsellor - Kathmandu, Dixon J. Perera, Consul General - Jeddha, Dr. Adambawa Uthumlebbe, First Secretary - Abu Dhabi, UAE, W.K.S. Dissanayaka, Minister- London, Lalith Sepala Ratnayaka, Minister - London, Dr. Hashini Kokila Waidyartne, Second Secretary - London, Muthu Padmakumara, Second Secretary - New York, Umayanga Nanayakkara, Minister - Washington, Tanuja Usliyanage, Minister - Washington, K.D. Ranjith, and Minister - Washington, Waruna Epasinghe.