Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka)

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs

විදේශ කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය வெளிநாட்டலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு
Agency overview
Formed	1948
Preceding agency	Ministry of External Affairs and Defence
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Republic Building, Colombo 1 6°56′15″N 79°50′40″E / 6.937517°N 79.844308°E / 6.937517; 79.844308
Minister responsible	Hon.Ali Sabry PC Foreign Minister
Agency executive	Aruni Wijewardane , Permanent Secretary (Foreign Secretary)
Child agencies	Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute
Website	mfa.gov.lk

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sinhala: විදේශ කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය Vidhesha Katayuthu Amathyanshaya; Tamil: வெளிநாட்டலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு) (also known as the Foreign Ministry or External Affairs Ministry) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for conducting and managing Sri Lanka's foreign relations^[1] through oversight of its missions abroad via the Sri Lanka Overseas Service, as well as drafting and general implementation of the nation's foreign policy.^[2]