Vijitha Herath: Foreign minister, Sri Lanka

Vijitha Herath is the foreign minister of Sri Lanka, listed by the United Nations as “Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka”.

Posts held

Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (foreign minister), Sri Lanka. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where Vijitha Herath sits in the ladder of power

As foreign minister, Vijitha Herath works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Sri Lanka (regions, cities).

Above that, Sri Lanka is a member of:

United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
International Monetary Fund level 9
World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Sri Lanka

Anura Kumara Dissanayake President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Head of State, Sri Lanka
Harini Amarasuriya Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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