Ambassador, Dr. Palitha Kohona
Dr. Palitha Kohona was the former Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations (UN) from 2009 to 2015. Until August 2009, he was the Permanent Secretary to the Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka and was also the former Secretary General of the Secretariate for Coordinating the Peace Process. He was previously the Head of the UN Treaty Section in New York till 2006, the largest arm of the UN office of Legal Affairs.
Ambassador Dr. Kohona received his secondary education in Sri Lanka at St. Thomas College, Mount Lavinia. He obtained a LLB (Hons.) at the University of Sri Lanka, a LLM from the Australian National University in International Trade Law and a Doctorate from Cambridge University in the UK.
Dr. Kohona assumed duties on 30th December 2021 at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing.
Name & Designation
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Dr. Palitha Kohona Ambassador | 0086 1065323850
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Mr. K.K. Yoganaadan Deputy Chief of the Mission | 00861065327494
| slemb.beijing@mfa.gov.lk |
Brigadier U. L. J. Sylvester Perera Minister Counsellor (Defence) | 0086 1065322393 | |
Mrs. K.D.N. Kodikara Minister Counsellor (Commercial) | 0086 1065325372 | slemb.beijing@mfa.gov.lk |
Ms. Sanju Dassanayake Second Secretary | 0086 1065321861
| slemb.beijing@mfa.gov.lk
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Ms. Nalika Sirisena Attaché | 0086 1065325355 | |
Mr. Buddheesha Amarakoon Accounts Officer | 0086 1065329235 | |
Ms. Mangalika Dissanayke PA to H.E. the Ambassador | 0086 065323850 | |
Ms. P.A. Chandani Personal Assistant | 0086 1065329182
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