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 1984-1986 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 1979 1985 Planning Office / Assistant Director, Ministry of Plan Implementation 1985 Joined the Sri Lankan Foreign Service 1988 1991 Third / Second Secretary, Sri Lanka Embassy, Cairo 1991 1992 Deputy Director / West and Deputy Director, Overseas Administration Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombo 1992 1996 First Secretary / Counsellor and Deputy High Commissioner, Sri Lanka High Commission, Singapore 1996 1998 Oct. Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombo
Oct. 1998 Feb. 2001 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. 2001 Jun. 2005 Sri Lanka to Japan 17 Jun. 2005 Feb. 2006 Addl. Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in charge of Economic Affairs, Protocol and Public Communication 06 Jul. 2005 Appointed as member of the Board of Directors of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (SLEDB) for 3 years 28 Nov. 2005 Appointed as member of the Board of Directors of the Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) 22 Feb. 2006 Appointed as member of the 9 th Session of the Environmental Council toll 31 st May 2007 Jan. / Feb. 2007 Member of the Delegation State Visit of H.E. the President to China 22 May 2007 Mar. 2011 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People s Republic of China 25 Mar. 2011 16 Jan. 2014 Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs 17 Jan. 2014 25 th Jul. 2014 Secretary to the Ministry of Investment Promotion 26 Jul. 2014 to date Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federal Republic of Germany
Representation Nov. 1987 Apr. 1991 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. 1998 Sept. 1998 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 17 19 Dec. 1998 Member of the Sri Lankan Delegation to the 2 nd BIMST-EC Ministerial Meeting, Dhaka, Bangladesh Dec. 1999 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 12 19 Feb. 2000 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. 2000 Alternate leader for the member of the Sri Lankan Delegation to the 56 th ESCAP Session 1 7 Jun. 2000 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
3 6 Jul. 2000 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. 2012 Head of Delegation 8 th Round of Bilateral Consultations between Sri Lanka and China 12 15 Dec. 2012 Head of Delegation 2 nd Round of Bilateral Consultations between Sri Lanka and Thailand 2 5 Mar. 2013 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 19 22 May 2013 Head of Delegation 4 th Session of the Senior Officials Meeting of the Sri Lankan South African Partnership Forum 27 31 Jul. 2013 Head of Delegation Political Consultations at Foreign Secretary level with the Republic of Korea Honorary Posts 1999 2001 Member of the Board of Trustees of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok 1999 2001 Member of the Advisory Council of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, Bangkok 1999 2001 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)
1983 Computerization of Labour Market Information System in Developing Countries (A Project Report submitted to the Manchester University) Other Activities 1975 1977 Won University colours in Soccer, Basketball and Hockey 1974 1978 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