H.E. the Ambassador

Ambassador- Mr.Niluka Kadurugamuwa from 13.09.2025

Ambassador  Niluka Kadurugamuwa (SLFS-I) is a career Foreign Service officer. He joined the Sri Lanka Foreign Service (SLFS) in 2003, and has served in Sri Lanka Missions in Rome, Bangkok, New York and New Delhi. He has held several positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka as well. Prior to being appointed the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Türkiye, he was the Director General of the South Asia & SAARC and Public Diplomacy Divisions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka, also functioning as the Spokesperson of the Ministry. At present, he serves as the non-resident Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Georgia as well.

He graduated with a First Class Honours from the University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka, and holds a Master’s Degree in Linguistics from the same university and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the University of Colombo. He speaks Sinhala, English and Hindi fluently and has an elementary knowledge of Italian and Turkish. 

An accomplished literary translator, Niluka Kadurugamuwa has translated several prominent works of literature from English to Sinhala. He won the Sri Lanka State Literary Award for the best translation of a novel in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

He is married and has one daughter.  ( Click here to see full Curriculum Vitae)