18 December 2019 05:22 pm
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage to the post of Additional Secretary to the President for Foreign Relations, Presidential Media Unit said.
He served the Sri Lanka Navy for a period of 36 years and retired as the Commander of the Navy on 01 July 2014.
Admiral has represented the Pathfinder Foundation and Sri Lanka in many bi-lateral, regional and international fora, presenting papers, participating in panel discussions and chairing sessions on international politics, strategic and maritime security related fields.
Admiral Prof. Colombage holds a PhD from General Sir John Kotalawela University, Master of Science in Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University and Master of Arts in International Studies from Kings College, London.