On Thursday 17th March 2005 the Hon. Lakshman Kadirgamar M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka spoke on "Sri Lanka’s Foreign and Security Policy". The event was held between 12 noon - 1pm.
Minister Kadirgamar has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs since April 2004. He also served in the same position from 1994 to 2001, during which he was selected Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and Vice Chairman of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC).
In 1991, Mr Kadirgarmar was appointed President’s Counsel and in 1995 elected an Honorary Master of the Inner Temple. He has been a member of the Presidential Advisory Group on Foreign Affairs and on the Panel of Consultants on Law Reforms in Sri Lanka.
Mr Kadirgarmar graduated from the University of Oxford (Balliol College) and was elected President of the Oxford Union in 1959. He is an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College.
This special address will take place in the 5th floor meeting room at Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, WC2R 3DX. Members who would like to attend are asked to notify the Institute beforehand on Tel: 020 7395 9109, Fax: 020 7395 9116, E-mail: conyers-silverthorn@iiss.org.
Please bring photo identification.
Seats are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
For any further queries please do not hesitate to contact Tanya Conyers-Silverthorn on any of the above numbers and addresses.
