Deputy Secretary General
Mr. C.S. Poolokasingham was appointed as Deputy Secretary General of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) with effect from 01 June 2007.
Mr. Poolokasingham, a senior career diplomat, received his Bachelor of Arts from Peradeniya University in 1972 and his First in Laws from Colombo, in 1975. He has held a number of important posts in the Foreign Ministry and overseas. He began as Assistant Director, Overseas Administration Division and Ministry Administration Division and thereafter was appointed Deputy Director, Overseas Administration Division. After serving as Chief of Protocol for a number of years, Mr. Poolokasingham was made Director West - Political Affairs Division and later Director General, Overseas Administration division and Economic Affairs Division.
He has also served in diplomatic postings abroad, in Kenya, Kuwait, New York, Rome, Maldives (High Commissioner), Austria (Ambassador), Washington (Deputy Chief of Mission). His last posting prior to joining SCOPP was as Consul General (with Ambassadorial Rank), Consulate General of Sri Lanka, Toronto, Canada.
June 23, 2009
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