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With Ceylon gaining self rule on 4 February 1948, the High Commission of the Dominion of Ceylon was opened on 22 October 1948 at 13 Hyde Park Gardens, London. It was the second overseas diplomatic mission of Ceylon and the first embassy established by Ceylon after gaining its independence from Britain.
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1975 - Last High Commissioner from the Dominion of Ceylon (1970-72), and the first High Commissioner from Sri Lanka (1972-75). Vernon Mendis: 1975: 1977 Noel Wimalasena: 1977: January 1981 A. T. Moorthy: January 1981: May 1984 Chandra Monerawela: May 1984: March 1990 General Sepala Attygalle, LVO: 1990: August 1993 General Cyril Ranatunge ...
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Sri Lanka, excluding honorary consulates. Current missions. Africa ... London: High Commission: 1948 Countries:
At present, the capital city of London hosts 167 embassies and high commissions. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited to the United Kingdom, with most being resident in Brussels or Paris. There are also a number of Honorary Consuls resident in various locations in the UK.
Since 1965 when the Maldives were granted independence from the United Kingdom, the British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka has doubled as the (non-resident) British High Commissioner to the Maldives (from 1982 to 2016, and since 1 February 2020) and as the British Ambassador to the Maldives (1965 to 1982, and October 2016 to 2020). [1]
For three Commonwealth countries (namely India, Nigeria, and Pakistan), the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) still uses the term "Deputy High Commission" for Consulates-General (headed by Deputy High Commissioners), although this terminology is being phased out. [1]
Sri Lanka: 13 Hyde Park Gardens: Bayswater [140] Sudan: 3 Cleveland Row High Commission of Papua New Guinea, London. St James's [141] Sweden: 11 Montagu Place Marylebone [142] Switzerland: 16/18 Montagu Place: Marylebone [143] Tajikistan: 110 Clarendon Road: Notting Hill [144]