About us

On 07th February 1957, the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and People’s Republic of China established official diplomatic relations and established the Sri Lanka resident Embassy in Beijing. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing is also concurrently accredited to Mongolia and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Sri Lanka established its diplomatic relations with Mongolian on 1st February 1962 and with the DPRK on 15th July 1970.

The Embassy has the jurisdiction over Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality, Chongqing Municipality, Hebei Province, Liaoning Province, Shandong Province, Shanxi Province, Shaanxi Province, Henan Province, Hubei Province, Jilin Province, Heilongjiang Province, Gansu Province, Sichuan Province, Guizhou Province, Yunnan Province, Qinghai Province, Tibet Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Xingjian Uygur Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Taiwan Province of the PRC, and the DPRK. There are two Consulates General located in Guangzhou and Shanghai. The Honorary Consulate of Sri Lanka is located in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the jurisdiction over Hong Kong Special Administration Region and Macao Special Administration Region and Honorary Consulate of Sri Lanka located in Ulanbaatar with the jurisdiction over Mongolia.

Former Sri Lankan Envoys to the People’s Republic of China

Ambassador Wilmot Abraham Perera
March 1957 – October 1957

Ambassador William Gopallawa
June 1958 – June 1961

Ambassador Robert Gunawardena
November 1965 – July 1970

Ambassador R. L. A. M. Karannagoda
October 1970 – October 1977

Ambassador Charlie Mahendran
May 1980 – May 1983

Ambassador Sunith Gautamadasa
February 1990 – August 1993

Ambassador Rodney Vandergert
October 1997 -  March 2000

Ambassador Bernard Goonetilleke
July 2000 – August 2003

Ambassador Nihal Rodrigo
September 2003 -  April 2007

Ambassador Karunatilaka Amunugama
May 2007 – March 2011

Ambassador Ranjith Uyangoda
 July 2011 – August 2015

Ambassador Karunasena Kodituwakku
 October 2015 – December 2019

Ambassador, Dr. Palitha Kohona
January 2021 - November 2023

Ambassador Majintha Jayesinghe 
May 2024 - April 2026