Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Agency overview
Formed 1948
Preceding agencies Ministry of External Affairs and Defence
(etc.)
Key document (etc.)
Website
Official Website
Sri Lanka
Coat of arms of Sri Lanka, showing a lion holding a sword in its right forepaw surrounded by a ring made from blue lotus petals which is placed on top of a grain vase sprouting rice grains to encircle it. A Dharmacakra is on the top while a sun and moon are at the bottom on each side of the vase.

This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Sri Lanka



Other countries · Atlas
Politics portal
view · talk · edit

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (also known as the Foreign Ministry) is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that conducts and manages Sri Lanka's relations with other countries. The ministry is housed at the Republic Building in Colombo fort.

The ministry was formally established in 1948 following the independence of Ceylon as the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence, coming under the direct control of the Prime Minister of Ceylon. In 1977, J.R Jayawardena's government adapted two separate ministries, forming the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A.C.S Hameed was appointed as Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The ministry has 40 overseas missions including 13 High Commissions, 40 Embassies, 2 Permanent Representations to the United Nations, 14 consulates and a representative office. It provides consular assistance to Sri Lankans traveling, working and studying overseas.

Contents

Senior officials

Divisions

  • General Administration Division
  • Overseas Administration Division
  • Consular Affairs Division
  • Protocol Division
  • Public Communications Division
  • Economic Affairs Division
  • Finance Division
  • IT Division
  • Legal Division
  • United Nations and Multilateral Affairs Division
  • South Asia and SAARC Division
  • Middle East and Africa Division
  • Europe, Americas and CIS Division
  • East Asia and Pacific Division

Statutory institutions

The old Legislative Council Building, Colombo fort. Today houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS)
  • Indian Ocean Marine Affairs Co-operation (IOMAC)

Ministers of Foreign Affairs

Permanent Secretaries

Incomplete

See also

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka) — The Minister of Foreign Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. The post was created in 1978 when the former Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was separated into two ministries. Prior to that the post of Minister of External …   Wikipedia

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China — 中华人民共和国外交部 Agency overview Jurisdiction  People s Republic of …   Wikipedia

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) — See also: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации, МИД РФ) is the central government institution charged with leading the foreign affairs… …   Wikipedia

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran) — Coordinates: 35°41′15.22″N 51°25′2.26″E / 35.6875611°N 51.4172944°E / 35.6875611; 51.4172944 …   Wikipedia

  • Sri Lanka Overseas Service — The Sri Lanka Overseas Service (SLOS) 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. The Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs …   Wikipedia

  • Ministries of Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka This artic …   Wikipedia

  • Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka) — Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order Agency overview Formed 1948 Preceding agencies Ministry of External Affairs and Defence (et …   Wikipedia

  • Denmark–Sri Lanka relations — Danish Sri Lankan relations Denmark …   Wikipedia

  • Ministry of Finance and Planning (Sri Lanka) — Ministry of Finance Planning Agency overview Formed 1947 Key document (etc.) Website http://www.treasury.gov.lk/ …   Wikipedia

  • Sri Lanka — Ceylon redirects here. For the time period of 1948 1972, see Dominion of Ceylon. For other uses, see Ceylon (disambiguation). Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Sinhala) இலங்கை சனநாயக சமத்துவ… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”