Lankan diplomat in Ex - Co of London Consular Corps

Diplomat Chaminda Kularatne, Minister Counsellor handling consular affairs and Immigration at Sri Lanka’s High Commission in London was recently elected to the executive committee of the Corps together with diplomats from Cyprus, Belgium, Seychells and Latvia.

Kularatne’s appointment is for three years and first Asian diplomat to hold this position after five years. It is the first time that a Sri Lankan diplomat has been appointed to this committee.

Kularatne, an Attorney-at-Law, obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management from the University of Colombo.

He is currently reading for his MBA at the Kingston University, London. He was the Senior Assistant Secretary to the President prior to his posting to London as a diplomat. He has served as a member of the Director Board of the Bank of Ceylon and was Coordinating Secretary to the Minister of Finance and Planning.

The Consular Corps of London, established in 1902, is a prestigious association of diplomatic officers handling consular affairs at the diplomatic missions and honorary consulates based in London.