In 1984, he was appointed ambassador and permanent representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva, with concurrent accreditation to the U.N. agencies in Vienna. He returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo in 1992 and served as additional foreign secretary until his appointment in 1995 as Sri Lanka's ambassador to the United States. He was also a member of the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Ambassador Dhanapala will arrive on campus on Tuesday, April 1, and will meet with Yale students and invited faculty at a dinner being hosted by Dr. Bernard Lytton, master of of Jonathan Edwards College. Students who wish to attend the dinner can make reservations by calling Pravin Bhatt at 281- 6208.
Space is limited.
On April 2, the ambassador will also be the guest of honor at a dinner sponsored by the Friends of South Asian Studies Committee. Reservations are required and may be made by calling Mr. Bhatt at 281-6208. 120 High St. The display was organized by the South Asia Society, a student group, and the staff of the library's manuscripts and archives department. The student organizers are Sujatha Jahagirdar, Sonushya Mathai, Vivek Chandaria, Karna Basu and Rahul Rajkumar.