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Prasad Kariyawasam is a Sri Lankan diplomat who has served in various capacities in the Sri Lankan government. He was appointed as the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York in August 2017. Kariyawasam was born in Galle, Sri Lanka, on 21 March 1954. He received his primary and secondary education in Galle and then went on to study at the University of Colombo, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Master of Arts degree in International Relations. Kariyawasam began his career in the Sri Lankan Foreign Service in 1979. He has served in various capacities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including as the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Director General of the Department of External Resources, and the Director General of the Department of International Organizations. He has also served as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. Kariyawasam is married to Dr. Chitra Kariyawasam and has two children. He is an avid reader and enjoys playing golf.

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Occupation Diplomat
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 21 March, 1954
Birthday 21 March
Birthplace Galle, Sri Lanka
Nationality Sri Lankan

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2001

Ambassador Kariyasawam was the President of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the years 2001-2002. He was the first Chairperson of the Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) and held this post until 2008, during the initial formative stages of the Committee, leading the evolution and consolidation of its working methods and procedures, as well as the advocacy of the Convention. Ambassador Kariyasawam was the Chair of the Meetings of the Chairpersons of Human Rights Treaty Bodies and Inter-Committee Meetings for the year 2004.

1981

Kariyawasam joined the Sri Lanka Foreign Service in 1981 and has served as a diplomat in Geneva twice (1983–1987, 2001–2004), Riyadh (1989–1992), Washington (1995–1998), New Delhi twice (1998–2001, 2009) and New York (2005–2008). In his previous assignment in New Delhi, he served as the Deputy High Commissioner. In Geneva, he served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, while holding the positions of the Consul General of Sri Lanka to Switzerland, Personal Representative of the Head of State of Sri Lanka to the G-15 and concurrently accredited Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Holy See. In New York, he served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations and was concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Jamaica and The Bahamas, as well as Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Chile and Colombia.

1978

While playing for the university, in 1978, Kariyawasam was selected to represent the Sri Lanka Board President's XI against the visiting Derrick Robins XI. In that match, Kariyawasam had figures of 3 for 22, including the prize wicket of David Gower, who went on to captain England.

1977

In University he was elected President of the Science Students' Union in 1977. Also, he was also elected President of the University Sport Council in 1978 and Treasurer of the All University Students' Council in 1977.

At university he played cricket and captained the University cricket team in 1977–78, in Division I, Sara trophy. He was awarded the Most Outstanding University Sportsmen of the Year, in 1978.

1954

Kariyawasam was born on 21 March 1954 in Galle, southern Sri Lanka. He was educated at Richmond College Galle and he captained the college Cricket team in 1972. Also he skippered the Southern Province Schools cricket team and played for All Ceylon Schools Combined team. During his school cricket career, Prasad Kariyawasam scored five centuries. Kariyawasam was also a Queen's Boy Scout and was the Scout Troop leader at Richmond in 1968. He had represented Sri Lanka at the 9th Australian Scout Jamboree held in Sydney in 1969. He entered the University of Peradeniya and obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Special Degree in Mathematics in 1978.