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List of ambassadors of Sri Lanka to Russia

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Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia
Incumbent
[Dr.Dayan Jayatilleka]
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerMaithripala Sirisena
Inaugural holderGunapala Piyasena Malalasekera
as Ceylonese Ambassador to the Soviet Union
Formation1991
1957 as Ceylonese Ambassador to the Soviet Union
WebsiteEmbassy of Sri Lanka, Russia

The Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia is the Sri Lankan envoy to Russia. The Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia is concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.[1]

Ambassadors

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Ambassador to the Soviet Union

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Ambassadors Start of Term End of Term Head of State/Government
Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera 1957 1961
Tikiri Banda Subasinghe 1961 1965 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
B. F. Perera 1965 1968
M. V. P. Peiris 1968 1969
J. C. T. Kotelawala 1969 1970
C. D. S. Siriwardene 1970 1974
C. E. S. Weeratunge 1974 1976
Walter Jayawardene 1977 1978
R. C. A. Johnpulle 1978 1982
Neville Kanakaratne 1982 1987
Rodney Vandergert 1987 1991

Ambassador to Russia

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Ambassadors Start of Term End of Term Head of State
Nissanka Wijeyeratne 1991 1994
N. M. M. I. Hussain 1995 1998
N. Sikkander 1998 2002
U. B. Wijekoon 2003 2004
Neville Ranasuriya 2005 2006
Udayanga Weeratunga 2006 28 February 2015 Mahinda Rajapaksa
Saman Weerasinghe 7 September 2015 28 February 2019 Maithripala Sirisena
Dayan Jayatilleka 3 September 2018 14 January 2020 Maithripala Sirisena

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Moscow, Russia". Ministry of External Affairs. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
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