(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aruni Wijewardane following her appointment by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assumed duties at the Ministry on 25 September 2024.
Previously, she has served as Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 20 May 2022.
A career foreign service officer, Secretary Wijewardane counts 36 years of service in the Foreign Ministry. She has held many positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo, at Sri Lanka Missions overseas and in international organizations.
Foreign Secretary Wijewardane has an MPhil degree from the University of Cambridge, UK, where she was a British Chevening Scholar, a Master’s degree from the University of Colombo and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Western Australia.
