Bernard Anton Bandara Goonetilleke
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Bernard Anton Bandara Goonetilleke | |
|---|---|
| Sri Lankan Permanent Representative next the United Nations Office at Geneva | |
| In office 1992 – 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Mohideen Amanul Farouque |
| Succeeded by | Hewa Matara Gamage Siripala Palihakkara |
| Sri Lankan Ambassador to China | |
| In office 2002 – 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Rodney Vandergert |
| Succeeded by | Prasad Kariyawasam |
| Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations | |
| In office 2004 – 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Chithambaranathan Mahendran |
| Succeeded by | Yogendra Duraiswamy |
| Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office April 12, 2005 – August 20, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Devinda Subasinghe |
| Succeeded by | Yogendra Duraiswamy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 |
Bernard Anton Bandara Goonetilleke is a former Sri Lankan diplomat.
Career[edit]
- In 1950 he entered the foreign Service.
- From 1992 to 1997 he was Permanent Representative next the United Nations Office at Geneva, concurrently accredited next the United Nations Office at Vienna and on 13 January 1994 concurrently accredited as ambassador to the Holy See.[1]
- In 2002 following the Signing of the Ceasefire Agreement in the Sri Lankan Civil War he was appointed as Director General of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) and functioned as a member of the government negotiating team.
- From 2002 to 2004 he was ambassador in Beijing.[2]
- From 2004 to 2005 he was acting Permanent Representative next the Headquarters of the United Nations.
- On May 26, 2005 he was appointed ambassador in Washington, D.C., where he was accredited from 12 April 2005 to 2008,20 August 2008.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Holy See, [1]
- ↑ The Staff of the Embassy of Sri Lanka, Beijing China / 2003. Mr. B.A.B. Goonetilleke (1970 Batch) the Ambassador, Mr. A.A. Jawad,(1988 Batch) Minister Counseller, Mr. M.H.M.N. Bandara, (2000 Batch) Second Secretary, Mr. U.W. Rodrigo, Attache, Ms.Chinthanie Wickraratne,Consuler Officer, Ms. W.P. Ariyawathi, Account officer, Ms.S.A. Salam PA to the Ambassador, Ms. T.P.Lokuge outgoing PA to the Ambassador, Ms. Anoma Perera, Stenographer, [2]
- ↑ World Organization of the Scout Movement, [3] [4]
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