Dr. Palitha Kohona nominated Ambassador-designate to China

September 07, 2020

Dr. Palitha Kohona has been appointed Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the Republic of China.

Dr. Kohona is a senior diplomat who has served as the Foreign Ministry Secretary of Sri Lanka and Permanent Representative to the UN.

He was also a member of the Government delegation at the talks held in February and October 2006 Geneva, Switzerland with the LTTE.

He also led the Government delegation to Oslo for talks with the LTTE. Dr. Kohona is a citizen of both Sri Lanka and Australia.