

COLOMBO : Newly appointed Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Aruni Ranaraja, assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry Tuesday, 19 November . Senior officials of the Ministry were present on the occasion.
A career Sri Lanka Foreign Service officer, Secretary Aruni Ranaraja counts 28 years of
service in the Foreign Ministry. She has served both at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Sri Lanka Missions abroad, in various capacities including as Sri Lanka’s
Ambassador to the Netherlands and the Philippines. She also served as the Permanent
Representative of Sri Lanka to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).BImmediately prior to her appointment she served as Additional Secretary and Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since April 2024.
Mrs. Aruni Ranaraja holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the State
University of Ukraine and Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from the same
University. In addition to her native languages, she is fluent. English, Russian and understands Japanese.