British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka

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The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka is the United Kingdom’s senior diplomatic representative in Sri Lanka, heading the UK High Commission in Colombo and managing bilateral relations between the two countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic post
government office
accreditedTo Sri Lanka
appointedBy Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
basedIn British High Commission in Colombo
belongsTo Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
countryRepresented United Kingdom
diplomaticMissionType high commission
diplomaticRank High Commissioner
eligibleHolders senior members of the United Kingdom diplomatic service
hasJurisdictionOver British nationals in Sri Lanka
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-colombo
heads British High Commission in Colombo
isPartOf British foreign service
United Kingdom diplomatic service
isPositionHeldBy British diplomat
jurisdiction Sri Lanka
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInCountry Sri Lanka
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Colombo
locatedInTimeZone Sri Lanka Standard Time
memberOf Commonwealth diplomatic corps in Sri Lanka
nominatedBy Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government
officeHoldersShareThisTitleWith British High Commissioner to the Maldives
officeType high commissioner
postCreatedFor management of diplomatic relations with Sri Lanka
representation of the United Kingdom in Sri Lanka
reportsTo Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
represents British Crown
Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government

King Charles III
residence Colombo
responsibleFor United Kingdom–Sri Lanka relations
bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka
consular services for British nationals in Sri Lanka
cultural relations between the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka
development cooperation between the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka
economic relations between the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka
political relations between the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka
promotion of British trade and investment in Sri Lanka
seat Colombo
style Her Excellency
His Excellency
worksWith Government of Sri Lanka
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka

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John Rankin positionHeld British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka heads British High Commission in Colombo
linked to: British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
Stephen Evans (diplomat) positionHeld High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Sri Lanka
linked to: British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
Stephen Evans (diplomat) notableWork United Kingdom diplomatic service in Sri Lanka
linked to: British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka