Three newly appointed Ambassadors and two High Commissioners to Sri Lanka presented their credentials to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this morning.
The following envoys formally assumed their diplomatic roles:
- Ms. Isabelle Marie Catherine Martin, High Commissioner of Canada (based in Colombo)
- Mr. Wiebe Jakob De Boer, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (based in Colombo)
- Mr. Matthew John Duckworth, High Commissioner of Australia (based in Colombo)
- Mr. Abdenor Khelifi, Ambassador of Algeria (based in New Delhi)
- Mr. Benedikt Höskuldsson, Ambassador of Iceland (based in New Delhi)
President Dissanayake extended a warm welcome to the diplomats, conveying his best wishes and inviting them to collaborate closely with Sri Lanka to further strengthen bilateral partnerships, the President’s Media Division (PMD) reported.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath and Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake were also in attendance at the ceremony.
