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Foreign Secretary Aruni Ranaraja assumes duties

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Vijitha Herath discusses the rescue and safe repatriation of trafficked Sri Lankans with Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Vijitha Herath discusses the rescue and safe repatriation of trafficked Sri Lankans with Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, held a telephone conversation with Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maris Sangiampongsa, today (13 February 2025) to reaffirm Sri Lanka’s commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation and underscored the urgent assistance required with respect to the rescue and safe repatriation of trafficked Sri Lankans.

Foreign Secretary Aruni Ranaraja assumes duties

Newly appointed Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Aruni Ranaraja, following her appointment by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry today, 19 November 2024. Senior officials of the Ministry were present on the occasion.

A career Sri Lanka Foreign Service officer, Secretary Aruni Ranaraja counts 28 years of service in the Foreign Ministry. She has served both at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Sri Lanka Missions abroad, in various capacities including as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the Netherlands and the Philippines. She also served as the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

Immediately prior to her appointment she served as Additional Secretary and Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since April 2024.

Mrs. Aruni Ranaraja holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the State University of Ukraine and Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from the same University. In addition to her native languages, she is fluent in English and Russian, and understands Japanese.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Colombo

19 November 2024

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Vijitha Herath discusses the rescue and safe repatriation of trafficked Sri Lankans with Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Vijitha Herath discusses the rescue and safe repatriation of trafficked Sri Lankans with Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, held a telephone conversation with Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maris Sangiampongsa, today (13 February 2025) to reaffirm Sri Lanka’s commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation and underscored the urgent assistance required with respect to the rescue and safe repatriation of trafficked Sri Lankans.