Press Release - Assumption of duties of Ambassador-designate to Germany
Varuni Muthukumarana, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador-designate to Germany, assumed duties at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Berlin on 2nd February 2023.
A member of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service year 2000 batch, she has over 23 years of bilateral and multi-lateral experience serving at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo and at Sri Lanka Missions abroad. Her last position in the Ministry was as the Director General of the Europe, Central Asia, EU & Commonwealth Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The foreign postings of Ambassador-designate Muthukumarana include the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN in New York.
She has a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from the University of Colombo and a Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) degree from Georgetown University, Washington DC. She is a past pupil of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, Colombo.
Embassy of Sri Lanka, Berlin 2nd February 2023
Organic food production and trade is evolving into a rapidly growing industry across the world. Prompted by a developing inclination for healthy life choices and awareness on the benefits of organic food, a greater number of global consumers are opting for organic products. In the midst of this competitive industry, Sri Lankan producers and manufacturers find themselves in lucrative circumstances.
In order to contain the spread and cross infection of Covid-19 and to ensure the health and safety of those in the Embassy and those visiting the Embassy daily, the Embassy of Sri Lanka will be closed from 21.06.2022 to 01.07.2022.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Berlin is hereby calling quotations from forwarding companies for the heavy baggage of one of the Home Based officers of this Embassy, to be transported from her residence in Berlin-Zehlendorf (14163) to the port of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The quotation should include charges in relation to packing, insurance and transportation of the heavy baggage for a 40 feet container.
Ambassador Manori Unambuwe handed over the Commission of Appointment to Ms. Dagmar G. Wöhrl, the newly appointed Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in the Free State of Bavaria, Germany, on 13th June 2022.
Ambassador Manori Unambuwe held productive discussions with the newly appointed Managing Director of Asia Berlin Forum e.V (ABF), Ms. Swantje Gies.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Berlin celebrated Vesak on 29th May, with a Dhamma Sermon delivered by Venerable Olande Ananda Thero, who travelled to Berlin from Netherlands at the invitation of Ambassador Manori Unambuwe.