List of ambassadors of Sri Lanka to the Soviet Union

Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union
Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union
Style	His Excellency
Inaugural holder	Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera
Formation	1957 ; as Ceylonese Ambassador to the Soviet Union
Final holder	Rodney Vandergert
Succession	Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia

The Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union was the Sri Lankan envoy in Moscow (Ulitsa Shepkhina 24, Soviet Union) with concurrent, nonresident Diplomatic accreditation in Budapest, Bukarest, Prague, Warsaw and East Berlin.

History[]

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Sri Lanka were established on February 19, 1957, and ceased following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.^[1]

Ambassadors[]

Ambassadors	Start of Term	End of Term	Head of State/Government
Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera	1957	1961	S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Wijeyananda Dahanayake Dudley Senanayake Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Tikiri Banda Subasinghe	1961	1965	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
B. F. Perera^[2]	1965	1968	Dudley Senanayake
M. V. P. Peiris	1968	1969	Dudley Senanayake
J. C. T. Kotelawala	1969	1970	Dudley Senanayake Sirimavo Bandaranaike
^[3]	1970	1974	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
^[4]	1974	1976	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Walter Jayawardena	1977	1978	Sirimavo Bandaranaike Junius Richard Jayewardene
^[5]	1978	1982	Junius Richard Jayewardene
Neville Kanakaratne	1982	1987	Junius Richard Jayewardene
Rodney Vandergert	1987	1991	Junius Richard Jayewardene Ranasinghe Premadasa

References[]

^ "Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Moscow, Russia". Ministry of External Affairs. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
^
Benjamin Franklin Perera (*1901), C.M.G., O.B.E., son of K. S. Perera.
- 1956-1958 Deputy High Commissioner in London.
- 1958-1961 High Commr in Canberra (Australia) and New Zealand.
- 1961-1965 ambassador in Bonn Germany)
- 1930 married a daughter of Dr. C. P. de Fonseka;
- 1949: cr. OBE (Civil).
- CMG, 1955.[1]
^
Codippiliarachchige Don Stanislaus Siriwardene (* 1911) B.A London University.
- 1941 married to Telinade Silva 3 daughters
- Advocate of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- 1962-1970: Lecturer at the Ceylon Law College.
- 1962-1970: Senator.
- 1970-1974: Ambassador to the USSR, GDR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Romania.
- 1974: he was Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan.[2][3]
^ Conrad Edward Somadasa Weeratunga
^ Rajakone Christopher Algernon Johnpulle

[1] "Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Moscow, Russia". Ministry of External Affairs. Retrieved 15 November 2012.

[2] Benjamin Franklin Perera (*1901), C.M.G., O.B.E., son of K. S. Perera.
1956-1958 Deputy High Commissioner in London.

1958-1961 High Commr in Canberra (Australia) and New Zealand.

1961-1965 ambassador in Bonn Germany)

1930 married a daughter of Dr. C. P. de Fonseka;

1949: cr. OBE (Civil).

CMG, 1955.[1]

[3] 1956-1958 Deputy High Commissioner in London.

[4] 1958-1961 High Commr in Canberra (Australia) and New Zealand.

[5] 1961-1965 ambassador in Bonn Germany)

[6] 1930 married a daughter of Dr. C. P. de Fonseka;

[7] 1949: cr. OBE (Civil).

[8] CMG, 1955.[1]

[3] Codippiliarachchige Don Stanislaus Siriwardene (* 1911) B.A London University.
1941 married to Telinade Silva 3 daughters

Advocate of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

1962-1970: Lecturer at the Ceylon Law College.

1962-1970: Senator.

1970-1974: Ambassador to the USSR, GDR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Romania.

1974: he was Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan.[2][3]

[10] 1941 married to Telinade Silva 3 daughters

[11] Advocate of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

[12] 1962-1970: Lecturer at the Ceylon Law College.

[13] 1962-1970: Senator.

[14] 1970-1974: Ambassador to the USSR, GDR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Romania.

[15] 1974: he was Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan.[2][3]

[4] Conrad Edward Somadasa Weeratunga

[5] Rajakone Christopher Algernon Johnpulle

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List of ambassadors of Sri Lanka to the Soviet Union

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History[]

Ambassadors[]

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References[]