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Dr. Jayatilleka is a former Ambassador

to the

UN (Geneva), UNESCO,

France and Russia,

Dr. Jayatilleka is a

former Ambassador

To The

France and

Russia,

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A

POLITICAL SCIENTIST,

A

POLITICAL

SCIENTIST,

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A columnist

in leading English

language newspapers in Sri Lanka,

A columnist

in leading English

language newspapers

in Sri Lanka,

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a former

political analyst/

commentator

on TV,

a former

political

analyst /

commentator

on TV,

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And an

author.

And an

author.

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Key highlights

of Dr. Jayatilleka’s

Work

and

Accomplishments

Key highlights

of Dr. Jayatilleka’s

Work

and

Accomplishments

Key highlights

of Dr. Jayatilleka’s

Work

and

Accomplishments

(2018-2020)
Dr. Jayatilleka was Sri Lanka’s amabassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Russian federation
(2011- 2013)
He served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to France, accredited to Spain and Portugal, and Permanent Delegate of Sri Lanka to UNESCO, Paris
(2007-2009)
Permanent Representative / Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United Nations at geneva and other international Organizations in switzerland
(2007/2008)
Elected Chairman of the Governing body of the ILO and Vice-President of the United Nations Human Rights Council
(2007/2008)
Represented Sri Lanka at the Conference on Disarmament.
2007 -2009
He was President Mahinda Rajapaksa's appointee as Ambassadaor/Permanent Representative  to the UN in Geneva during the final war (2007 -2009) where he was most well known for securing a diplomatic victory for Sri Lanka at the UNHRC in May 2009.

Dr. Jayatilleka graduated with a

First-Class Honours

degree

in Political Science

from the

University of

Peradeniya in 1981,

receiving

the prestigious

CL

Wickremesinghe Award

for

Best Results

in Political

Science which had been last

awarded decades before.

Dr. Jayatilleka

graduated with a

First-Class

Honours Degree

in Political Science from

University of

Peradeniya in 1981,

receiving the prestigious

CL Wickremesinghe

Award

for

Best Results

In political Science which

had been last awarded

decades before

He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and was a doctoral student under Immanuel Wallerstein, Giovanni Arrighi, Mark Selden and James Petras at the State University of New York, Binghamton.

He received a MPhil degree from the University of Colombo and a PhD in Political Science from Griffith University in Australia. He spent a year at the University of Singapore at the Institute of South Asian Studies as a Senior Fellow.

Dr. Jayatilleka has been a

prolific

presence in the Sri Lankan media,

both on TV, Radio and in Newspapers

For

Over 45 years.

Dr. Jayatilleka has been a

prolific presence

in the Sri Lankan

media,

both on TV, Radio and in

Newspapers for

Over 45 years.

He was associate editor of the fortnightly journal Lanka Guardian. Dr. Jayatilleka has essays and interviews also published in several international journals.

His most recent essays have been published in the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Russia in Global Affairs, a publication influential with the Kremlin, following his stint as Ambassador to Russia.

In his twenties, he was a

political

activist

and became

the youngest

Minister

of the Provincial Council

System as

Minister of Planning

and Youth Affairs.

In his twenties, he was a

political

activist

and became

the youngest Minister

of the Provincial Council System as

Minister of Planning

and Youth Affairs.

In his twenties, he was a

political activist

and became

the youngest

Minister

of the Provincial Council

System as

Minister of

Planning and

 Youth Affairs.

Later he became a Central Committee member of the Sri Lanka Mahajana Party and an Assistant Secretary of the party.

He worked closely with President Ranasinghe Premadasa and was appointed by him as Director, Conflict Studies at the Institute of Policy Studies, during the period of Civil Wars in Sri Lanka. He was the Executive Director of the Premadasa Centre, which engaged in development research and community outreach.

Dr. Jayatilleka’s abiding interest remains Political Philosophy and International Relations apart from a lifelong interest in

rock, blues,

and

jazz,

which

made him proud to be one of the

founding Ambassadors

of

The

International Jazz Day

at the

UNESCO in 2012,

an

initiative led by

Herbie

Hancock.

rock, blues,

and

jazz,

which made him

proud to be one of the

founding

 Ambassadors

of The

International

Jazz Day

at the

UNESCO in 2012,

an

initiative led by

Herbie Hancock.

currently Dr. Jayatilleka writes a

weekly political column

to the

leading financial

newspaper, the Daily FT

in

Colombo, Sri Lanka.

currently Dr. Jayatilleka

writes a

weekly

political column

to the

leading

financial

newspaper, the

 Daily FT

Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Over the Past Decades, he has also dedicated into putting all his experience and valuable insights into books and ha ev made him heard through several interviews.

Winner of the prestigious cl wickramasinghe
award
University of Peradeniya graduate - 1981
Permenant Representative of sri lnaka to the UNited nations
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