Foreign Secretary Aruni Ranaraja takes on new responsibilities
Newly appointed Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Aruni Ranaraja, following her appointment by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry yesterday 19.
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).
Immediately 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 in English and Russian, and understands Japanese.
Senior officials of the Ministry were present on the occasion.
Aruni Ranaraja has been appointed as the new Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. With 28 years of service in the Foreign Ministry, she has held various positions in Sri Lanka Missions abroad and served as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the Netherlands and the Philippines. Ranaraja also served as the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. She holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations and is fluent in English, Russian, and Japanese. Ranaraja assumed her duties at the Foreign Ministry with senior officials present.
