Ambassador-designate assumes duties in Oman

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W.A.K.S. De Alwis

Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to Oman W.A.K.S. De Alwis has arrived in Oman and assumed duties at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Muscat.

The Ambassador-designate was warmly received on arrival at the Muscat Airport by Oman Ambassador Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Saif Al Hosni, Oman Foreign Ministry Director General for Asia Pacific and Director – South Asia Abdul Rahman, and Sri Lanka Embassy Charge d’ Affaires Maxwell Keegel. On arrival at the Embassy, De Alwis was welcomed by the staff and following religious observances, he assumed duties and addressed the officers of the Mission.

De Alwis was Director (Finance) at the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA) prior to his appointment. He has previously served at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Muscat from 2017- 2020 with the diplomatic rank of Minister. He is a graduate of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in Accountancy and holds a Master’s Degree from the KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Republic of Korea.