H.E. Mrs. Grace A. Asirwatham

Guest speakers per committee: Oudemanhuispoort, Saturday 9th

Security Council

10.00 – 11.15 am – The Situation in Sri Lanka
H.E. Mrs. Grace A. Asirwatham
Mrs. Grace A. Asirwatham assumed  duty as ambassador of Sri Lanka to the
Netherlands on 24th September 2008. She is concurrently accredited as Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the OPCW. Ambassador Asirwatham, a career diplomat, joined the Sri Lanka Foreign Service in 1988. Prior to her present assignment, Ambassador Asirwatham held the position of Director General of the South Asia and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She has served as Ambassador in Nepal, Consul General at the Sri Lanka Consulate in Bonn and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Bonn, Germany. Ambassador Asirwatham has also served in Islamabad, Pakistan at the Sri Lanka Embassy. During her diplomatic career, Ambassador Asirwatham served in different capacities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Middle East and African Division, Consular Division and South Asia and SAARC Division.