Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom


The Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom is the Sri Lankan envoy to United Kingdom. Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations typically exchange High Commissioners, rather than Ambassadors. Though there are a few technical differences, they are in practice one and the same office. The Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom is concurrently accredited as the Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland. The current post of High Commissioner is occupied by Manisha Gunasekara.

List of High Commissioners

Representatives of the Government of Ceylon

High Commissioners

High CommissionerStart of TermEnd of Term
Sir Oliver Goonetilleke19491952
Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne19521954
Sir Claude Corea1954December 1957
Gunasena de Soyza, CMG, OBEDecember 1957October 1958
P. R. GunasekeraOctober 1958February 1960
Gunasena de Soyza, CMG, OBEFebruary 1960October 1961
Sir Senerat Gunewardene, KBEOctober 1961June 1963
Professor Gunapala Malalasekera, OBEJune 1963February 1967
Sir Lalitha Rajapakse, QCFebruary 1967October 1969
M. V. P. Peiris, OBEOctober 1969December 1970
Tilak GoonaratneDecember 19701975 - Last High Commissioner from the Dominion of Ceylon, and the first High Commissioner from Sri Lanka.
Vernon Mendis19751977
Noel Wimalasena1977January 1981
A. T. MoorthyJanuary 1981May 1984
Chandra MonerawelaMay 1984March 1990
General Sepala Attygalle, LVO1990August 1993
General Cyril RanatungeAugust 1993February 1995
S. K. WickremasingheFebruary 1995January 1999
Dr. Lal JayawardenaJanuary 1999July 2000
Mangala MoonesingheJuly 2000April 2002
Faiz Mustapha, PCApril 2002February 2005
Kshenuka SenewiratneFebruary 2005May 2008
Justice Nihal JayasingheMay 200831 December 2010
Dr Chris Nonis1 September 201120 October 2014
Sugeeshwara Gunaratna
'		21 October 201414 November 2016
Amari Mandika Wijewardane15 November 20161 April 2018
Sugeeshwara Gunaratna '1 April 201820 February 2019
Manisha Gunasekara20 February 2019Present