Eleven New Envoys to Sri Lanka Present Credentials to President

COLOMBO (News 1st): Eleven newly appointed Ambassadors and High Commissioners to Sri Lanka presented their credentials to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday at the Presidential Secretariat.

The new envoys represented Brazil, Bangladesh, China, Austria, the United States, the Dominican Republic, Ghana, Brunei Darussalam, Sudan, Guyana and Panama.

The Ambassadors included Jorge Geraldo Kadri of Brazil, Wei Huaxiang of China, Dr. Robert Zischg of Austria, Eric S. Meyer of the United States, Francisco Manuel Comprés Hernández of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Mohammed Abdalla Ali Eltom of Sudan and Ms. Nubiela Yanarith Ayala of Panama.

The High Commissioners included D.M. Salahuddin Mahmud of Bangladesh, Prof. Kwasi Obiri-Danso of Ghana, Mrs. Siti Arnyfariza Md Jaini of Brunei Darussalam and Mr. Dharamkumar Seeraj of Guyana.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath and Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake were also present at the occasion.