New Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aruni Wijewardane assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry today.
She was appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with effect from 20 May, 2022.
A member of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service, Foreign Secretary Wijewardane has been in foreign service for 34 years and has held many positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo, at Sri Lanka Missions overseas and in international organizations.
Her service overseas includes the Sri Lanka Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva, Sri Lanka High Commission in Malaysia and the Sri Lankan Embassy in the Philippines.
She also served as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Austria and the Permanent Representative to UN Organizations in Vienna.
Aruni Wijewardane also served as the Director of the Secretariat of the policy making organs of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna.
Foreign Secretary Wijewardane has an MPhil degree from the University of Cambridge, UK, a Master’s degree from the University of Colombo and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Western Australia.
