Deletion of Saman Weerasinghe

Comment: Ambassador to a major country, presidential adviser ''and'' recipient of an honour that probably passes  #1, given the eminence of many of those awarded it. He ''does'' actually appear to have received it on merit if you read the article. He wasn't ambassador at the time. The reasons for the honour are http://www.asiantribune.com/node/62865 clearly listed here
Stance: keep
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Comment: Meets  as having received a well-known and significant award or honour. Also reasonable coverage in reliable sources
Stance: keep
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Comment: per . The person has received a well-known and significant award  for making a widely recognized contribution towards Sri Lanka-Russia relationships for 30 years.http://www.news.lk/news/world/item/11120-ambassador-dr-saman-weerasinghe-presents-credentials-to-russian-president Source NEWS.lk.  He is not a just another ambassador imo and some other awards he received for his diplomatic work includes
Stance: keep
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Comment: While I might otherwise make an argument about the Russian award being a qualifier for , in this case he was already an ambassador and didn't (from what I see) earn the award on merit. Subject fails GNG
Stance: delete
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