List of ambassadors of Sri Lanka to France

The Sri Lankan Ambassador to France is the Sri Lankan envoy to France. The Sri Lankan Ambassador to France is concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Portugal, Andorra, Monaco and Spain. The Ambassador to France is also the Permanent delegate of Sri Lankan to UNESCO. The current ambassador is HE Sugeeshwara Gunaratna.

Ambassadors

  • Vernon Mendis (Charge d'Affaires from 1953-1955)
  • Sir Lalitha Rajapakse (1965-1967)
  • Fredrick de Silva (1968-1971)
  • Tissa Wijeyeratne
  • Ediriweera Sarachchandra (1974-1977)
  • N. Balasubramaniam (1981-...)
  • Ananda W. P. Guruge (1985-...)
  • Warnasena Rasaputra (1988-1989)
  • Ananda Goonesekera
  • Sumitra Peries (1996-1999)
  • Senake Bandaranayake (1999-2000)
  • C.D.Cassie Chetty (2001-...
  • C. G. Wickremasinghe (2002-...)
  • Ananda Goonasekara
  • Chitranganee Wagiswara (May 2005- Sep 2008)
  • Lionel Fernando (Nov 2008 - Nov 2010)
  • Dayan Jayatilleka (Jan 2011 - Jan 2013)
  • Karu Hangawatte (2013-2015)
  • Tilak Ranaviraja (2015-2017)
  • Buddhi Athauda (Oct 2017- 2020)
  • Kshanika Hirimburegama (2020 - 2023)
  • Manisha Gunasekera (Feb 2023- Feb 2026)
  • Sugeeshwara Gunaratna (July 2026 - current)

See also

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