Karunatilaka Amunugama. Education : St. Thomas College, Matale, Sri Lanka

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1 Karunatilaka Amunugama Date of Birth : 16th January 1954 Civil Status : Married Education : St. Thomas College, Matale, Sri Lanka BA 2 nd Class Honours in Economics & Statistics, University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Sri Lanka 1982 Postgraduate Programme in Manpower Planning, Victoria University, Manchester, United Kingdom Master of Business Administration (Course Work Completed), Post Graduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Sri Lanka 1980 Project Programme on Project Planning & Management Systems, Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA), Colombo 1986 Specialized Training Programme for Foreign Service Officers, Foreign Service Institute, Bangladesh 2013 PhD Candidate, Beijing Foreign Studies University Career Planning Office / Assistant Director, Ministry of Plan Implementation 1985 Joined the Sri Lankan Foreign Service Third / Second Secretary, Sri Lanka Embassy, Cairo Deputy Director / West and Deputy Director, Overseas Administration Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombo First Secretary / Counsellor and Deputy High Commissioner, Sri Lanka High Commission, Singapore Oct. Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombo

2 Oct Feb Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Thailand, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Cambodia Sri Lanka to the Lao People s Democratic Republic Sri Lanka to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Permanent Representative to the Economic Social Commission for the Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 10 Mar Jun Sri Lanka to Japan 17 Jun Feb Addl. Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in charge of Economic Affairs, Protocol and Public Communication 06 Jul Appointed as member of the Board of Directors of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (SLEDB) for 3 years 28 Nov Appointed as member of the Board of Directors of the Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) 22 Feb Appointed as member of the 9 th Session of the Environmental Council toll 31 st May 2007 Jan. / Feb Member of the Delegation State Visit of H.E. the President to China 22 May 2007 Mar Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People s Republic of China 25 Mar Jan Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs 17 Jan th Jul Secretary to the Ministry of Investment Promotion 26 Jul to date Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federal Republic of Germany

3 Representation Nov Apr Sri Lankan Delegation, 3 rd SAARC Summit Conference, Kathmandu, Nepal Member of the Sri Lankan Delegation to the Afro- Asian Legal Consultative Committee Conference, 13th Season, Cairo 1997 & 1998 Member of the Presidential Delegation to the State of Kuwait, Malaysia and Islamic Republic of Pakistan Sept Sept Member of the Delegation to the Non-Alignment Summit in Durban, South Africa Member of the Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly Leader of the Official Delegation to the Second Ministerial of Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation (BIMST- EC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh Member of the BIMST-EC Working Group Meeting Dec Member of the Sri Lankan Delegation to the 2 nd BIMST-EC Ministerial Meeting, Dhaka, Bangladesh Dec Leader of the Sri Lankan Delegation to the 12 th Governing Council Meeting of the Centre for Integrated Rural Development Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) in Bagan, Yangon Feb Alternate leader of the Sri Lankan Delegation to the UNCTAD X, Bangkok, Thailand 2 6 May 2000 Member of the Sri Lankan Delegation to the ADB Meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand 1 7 Jun Alternate leader for the member of the Sri Lankan Delegation to the 56 th ESCAP Session 1 7 Jun Chairman for the Committee of Whole II (Economic & Regional Cooperation) to the 56 th ESCAP Commission Session Rapporteur to the Advisory Committee of the Permanent Representative to the to the 56 th Session of the ESCAP Commission

4 3 6 Jul Member of the Sri Lankan Delegation to the 3 rd BIMST-EC Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi 2002 / 2003 Committee Member of the 6 th round of peace talks in Hakone, Japan Member of the Sri Lankan Delegation on the Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka 2 5 Sept Head of Delegation 8 th Round of Bilateral Consultations between Sri Lanka and China Dec Head of Delegation 2 nd Round of Bilateral Consultations between Sri Lanka and Thailand 2 5 Mar Head of Delegation Senior Officials Meeting with regard to the Establishment of a Secretariat for ACD, Kuwait 3 6 May 2013 Head of Delegation 2 nd Round of Political Consultations between Sri Lanka and Vietnam May 2013 Head of Delegation 4 th Session of the Senior Officials Meeting of the Sri Lankan South African Partnership Forum Jul Head of Delegation Political Consultations at Foreign Secretary level with the Republic of Korea Honorary Posts Member of the Board of Trustees of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok Member of the Advisory Council of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, Bangkok Member of the Ambassadorial Group of the Advisory Committee of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Publications 1978 Effects of Domestic Factors on Sri Lankan Traditional Exports (A Statistical Analysis unpublished dissertation) 1982 Technical and Vocational Education in Sri Lanka A Case Study on Policies, Planning & Administration (UNESCO Consultation)

5 1983 Computerization of Labour Market Information System in Developing Countries (A Project Report submitted to the Manchester University) Other Activities Won University colours in Soccer, Basketball and Hockey President / Secretary of a number of academic and social organizations in the University of Sri Jayewardenapura Hobbies Basketball, Golf and Soccer Social and Humanitarian Activities