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Yasoja Gunasekera, the newly appointed High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to Australia, officially assumed duties last Tuesday (22 April) at the Sri Lankan High Commission in Canberra.
In her address to the staff, High Commissioner-designate Gunasekera outlined the Government of Sri Lanka’s key priorities, emphasizing the long-standing and friendly relations between Sri Lanka and Australia. She highlighted the path forward to further strengthen bilateral ties through enhanced cooperation in tourism, trade, investment, and people-to-people connections.
Gunasekera also stressed the importance of delivering seamless consular services and reaffirmed that the welfare of the Sri Lankan community in Australia would be a top priority during her tenure. She called for collective efforts by the entire Mission team to achieve these goals.
A seasoned diplomat with over 29 years of experience, Gunasekera is a top-ranking graduate of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service Batch of 1996. She previously served as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Indonesia, High Commissioner to Bangladesh, and played a key role in establishing the Sri Lankan Consulate General in Guangzhou, China. Her overseas postings also include New Delhi, New York, and Washington D.C.
Gunasekera holds a Master’s degree in Foreign Affairs and Trade from Monash University in Australia and an LLB from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. She is an alumna of C.M.S. Ladies’ College, Colombo.
The Sri Lankan High Commission in Canberra looks forward to advancing strong and meaningful ties between Sri Lanka and Australia under her leadership.
