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Learn about the history, divisions, overseas missions and ministers of the Sri Lankan foreign ministry. The ministry is responsible for conducting and managing Sri Lanka's foreign relations and drafting its foreign policy.
Learn about the history and role of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka, who oversees the international diplomacy of the government. See the list of ministers from 1947 to present, their political parties, terms of office and heads of government.
In 1963 Romania opened a Commercial Office in Colombo, this was upgraded to as embassy in 1976 with a chargé d'affaires. The Romanian Mission in Colombo was closed in 1995 but reopened as a Commercial Office in 1998. In 1978, the Sri Lankan minister of Foreign Affairs visited Romania. [74]
The Republic Building is the building that houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in southern wing and the Cabinet Office in its northern wing. It is located in Colombo Fort in close proximity to the President's House, and it was known as the Senate Building until 1972.
Find out the names and functions of the cabinet and non-cabinet ministers of Sri Lanka. The Ministry of Industries is one of the cabinet ministries, responsible for industrial development and trade promotion.
LKI is a research institute named after the late Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, established in 2006. It conducts independent studies and dialogues on Sri Lanka's international relations and strategic interests in various fields.
The service was dealt with foreign affairs, as opposed to the older Ceylon Civil Service, which dealt with domestic affairs. Following Sri Lanka becoming a republic in 1972 the service changed its name to Sri Lanka Overseas Service.
March 1989 - August 1994: Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombo; August 1982- February 1989: High Commissioner, India (concurrently to Bhutan, Nepal) June 1980 - July 1982: Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombo; September 1974 - May 1980: Ambassador, Japan (concurrently to South Korea and Philippines)