Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry has recalled more than 50 diplomats from its missions overseas, citing that some of them were political appointments and some non-career diplomats.
Among those recalled are Sri Lanka’s ambassadors to the UN in New York, Pakistan, Japan and the High Commissioner to Australia.
Among those recalled as part of the restructuring process, some are relatives of ministers in the former government who were serving in the diplomatic missions overseas.
In total, the ministry recalled 27 heads of missions and 23 non-career, non-head of mission level officers. Three non- career, consul general level officers have also been recalled.
Recalled Head of Missions
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| NAME | DESIGNATION |
| 1 | H.E. Mrs. Bharathi Wijeratne | Ambassador/Ankara |
| 2 | H.E. Mr. Gamini Rajapakse | Ambassador/Amman |
| 3 | H.E. Gen (Rtd) S.H.S. Kottegoda | Ambassador/ Bangkok |
| 4 | H.E. Mr. Raja Edirisooriya | Ambassador/Brasilia |
| 5 | H.E. Admiral (Rtd) T.G.S. Samarasinghe | High Commissioner/ Canberra |
| 6 | H.E. Dr. K.G.I. Amarasinghe | Ambassador/Hanoi |
| 7 | H.E. ACM (Rtd ) Jayalath Weerakkody | High Commissioner/ Islamabad |
| 9 | H.E. Mr. S.N. Marikar Bhawa | Ambassador/ Kabul |
| 10 | H.E. Mr. V. Kananathan | High Commissioner/ Kampala |
| 11 | H.E. Mr. W.G.N.H. Dias | High Commissioner/ Male |
| 12 | H.E. Prof. Gamini Samaranayake | Ambassador/ Manila |
| 13 | H.E. Mr. U. Weeratunga | Ambassador/ Moscow |
| 14 | H.E. Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohona | Permanent Representative to UN, New York |
| 15 | H.E. Prof. N.H.A. Karunaratne | Ambassador/Paris & Permanent Delegate to UNESCO |
| 16 | H.E. Mr. Sarrath Kongahage |
High Commissioner/Pretoria
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| 17 | H.E. Mr. Hussain Mohamd Hussain | Ambassador/ Riyadh |
| 18 | H.E. Mr. N.B. Cooray | Ambassador/ Rome Permanent Representative to FAO |
| 19 | H.E Mr. W.W.T. Wijeratne | Ambassador/Seoul |
| 20 | H.E. Mr. O. Alahapperuma | Ambassador/Stockholm |
| 21 | H.E. Mr. M.F. Razeen | Ambassador/ Tehran |
| 22 | H.E. Mr. Sarath Wijesinghe | Ambassador/Tel Aviv |
| 23 | H.E. Mr. Buddhi K. Athauda | Ambassador/ The Hague & Permanent Representative to OPCW |
| 24 | H.E. Admiral (Rtd) Wasantha Karannagoda | Ambassador/Tokyo |
| 25 | H.E. Mr. Rajatha Piyatissa | High Commissioner/Victoria |
| 26 | H.E. Mr. D.S. de Silva | Ambassador/Warsaw |
| 27 | H.E. Mr. H.R. Piyasiri | Ambassador/Yangon |
| Recalled Non- Career, Consul General Level Officers | |||||
| NO | Name | Mission | Designation |
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| 1 | Mr.Pradip Jayawardane | Frankfurt | Consul General |
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| 2 | Dr.Adambawa Uthumalebbe | Jeddah | Consul General |
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| 3 | Mr. Mohan De Alwis | Toronto | Consul General |
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| Recalled Non-Career, Non-Head of Mission Level Officers | |||||
| NO | Name | Mission | Designation |
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| 1 | Mr. Thanuja Usliyanage | Washington DC | Minister | ||
| 2 | Mr.D.G.N.Rambukwella | Canberra | Minister Counsellor |
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| 3 | Dr.(Ms.)Hashini Kokila Waidyaratne | London | Minister | ||
| 4 | Ms.C.J.Rambukwella | New York | Second Secretary |
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| 5 | Miss.P.R.B.W.Cooray | Paris | Second Secretary |
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| 6 | Mr.Nawodh Hennayake | Vienna | Second Secretary |
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| 7 | Mr. Dixon J Perera | Kathmandu | Minister Counsellor |
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| 8 | Mrs. Rani Malathi S. Bulathwela | Rome | Minister | ||
| 9 | Mrs. Rathna Ranaweera | Canberra | Third Secretary |
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| 10 | Mr. Waruna Epasinghe | Washington | Minister | ||
| 11 | Ms. M.I.Thuduwewatte | Beijing | First Secretary |
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| 12 | Ms. K.T.C.Shalendri | Canberra | Second Secretary |
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| 13 | Mr.Lalith Sepala Ratnayake | London | Minister | ||
| 14 | Ms. Dharshie Lokuge | Brussels | First Secretary |
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| 15 | Mr. Dilukshan Jayasinghe | Dubai | Third Secretary |
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| 16 | Ms. Yasara Abeynayake | Sydney | Consul/ MC |
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| 17 | Mr. Lukshman Hulugalle | Canberra | DHC | ||
| 18 | Mr. Pradeep P.Madddumabandara | Amman | Third Secretary |
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| 19 | Mr. P.K.M.R.S.Wijeratne | Cairo | Second Secretary |
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| 20 | Mr. Umayanga Nanayakkara | PRUN/New York | Second Secretary |
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| 21 | Ms. Janathri Nanayakkara | Washington DC | Second Secretary |
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| 22 | Mr. M.S.M.Liyawdeen | Baghdad | CDA | ||
| 23 | Mrs. Anusha Sivarajah | Chennai | Minister | ||
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