Ranjit Uyangoda
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Ranjit Uyangoda is a Sri Lankan
diplomat who served as Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan and is now Sri Lankan Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China
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. He graduated from the University of Peradeniya
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, prior to his diplomatic positions was the additional Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs was in charge of Overseas Administration Service, as well as the UN Multi-lateral Affairs, Economic Affairs, Public Communication, South Asia. In 1987 he was posted as the Third Secretary to the Sri Lankan High Commission in Malaysia.
From 1998 to 2003 he was the UN Deputy Permanent Representative and from 2005 to 2009 he was the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan.
He succeeded Ambassador Karunatilaka Amunugama
who is now Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
diplomat who served as Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan and is now Sri Lankan Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China
Sri Lankan Ambassador to China
The Sri Lankan Ambassador to the China is the Sri Lankan envoy to the Peoples Republic of China. The Sri Lankan Ambassador to China is concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Mongolia and North Korea. The current ambassador is Ranjit Uyangoda.-Ambassadors:...
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Early life
Ranjit Uyangoda comes from KandyKandy
Kandy is a city in the center of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is one of the most scenic cities in Sri Lanka; it is both an...
. He graduated from the University of Peradeniya
University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission...
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Diplomatic career
Ranjit Uyangoda, who is from the 1985 batch of the Sri Lanka Overseas ServiceSri Lanka Overseas Service
The Sri Lanka Overseas Service which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka...
, prior to his diplomatic positions was the additional Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs was in charge of Overseas Administration Service, as well as the UN Multi-lateral Affairs, Economic Affairs, Public Communication, South Asia. In 1987 he was posted as the Third Secretary to the Sri Lankan High Commission in Malaysia.
From 1998 to 2003 he was the UN Deputy Permanent Representative and from 2005 to 2009 he was the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan.
He succeeded Ambassador Karunatilaka Amunugama
Karunatilaka Amunugama
Karunatilaka Amunugama is a Sri Lankan diplomat who served as Ambassador to Thailand, Japan and China. He was succeeded by Ranjit Uyangoda on the 16th August 2011 as Ambassador to China. He is now the secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs....
who is now Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that conducts and manages Sri Lanka's relations with other countries...
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