Prasad kariyawasam biography of barack obama

Sri Lankan diplomat

Prasad Kariyawasam is a Sri Lankan diplomat and the former Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the top diplomat in Sri Lanka.^[1] He was the International Affairs Adviser to Hon.Karu Jayasooriya, Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.He was the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States.^[2] with concurrent accreditation as High Commissioner for Sri Lanka to Trinidad & Tobago and Ambassador (designate) to Mexico.

He was also the Permanent Observer of Sri Lanka to the Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS).He has also served as Sri Lankan Ambassador to India, Afghanistan and Bhutan.^[3][4]

Early life

Kariyawasam was born on 21 March 1954 in Galle, southern Sri Lanka.^[5] He was educated at Richmond CollegeGalle and he captained the college Cricket team in 1972.^[6] Also he skippered the Southern Province Schools cricket team and played for All