Jayathri Ranjani Samarakone (born 18 September 1953) (known as Jayathri Samarakone) is a former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Singapore.MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials. Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Retrieved on 20 November 2008. She is a Sri Lankan lawyer, accountant and former diplomat. 61st Anniversary Of Independence Celebrations In Singapore. Target, Retrieved on March 2009.Lankan students 'lured' to Singapore. BBC, Retrieved on 15 April 2009.Foreign Minister thanks Vietnam for its support at the UN. Sri Lanka Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Retrieved on 5 June 2009.
Early life She is the third daughter of Donald Samarakone (formerly of Ceylon Civil Service) and Srima (née Rathnayake). Samarakone has three sisters Kusum, Sucharitha and Deepthi.Obituaries. Daily News, Retrieved on 24 December 2016.
Education She was educated at Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo and attended Sri Lanka Law College where she graduated as a lawyer with Honours in 1979. She became an associate member of Sri Lanka Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in 1982.MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials. Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Retrieved on 20 November 2008.
Diplomatic role In 2008 she was appointed as a Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Singapore, where she served as the Head of the Sri Lanka Diplomatic Mission for a period of 3 years. During that time, she played an important role in promoting Ceylon tea, investment, trade, tourism and strengthening the diplomatic relations of Sri Lanka with Singapore.Minister Yapa meets Thai, Singapore investors. Daily News, Retrieved on 8 July 2009.Singapore investors keen and enthusiastic to invest in Lanka. The Island, Retrieved on 1 December 2009.Various cultures mix at YOG. Sunday Times, Retrieved on 29 August 2010.The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Singapore commemorated the 62nd Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka . Sri Lanka Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Retrieved on 5 February 2010.
See also List of Sri Lankan non-career diplomats
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