Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe
| Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe | |
|---|---|
| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
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In office 1976–1976 |
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| Preceded by | Gaston Thorn |
| Succeeded by | Lazar Mojsov |
| Ceylon's Ceylon's High Commissioner to India | |
| Ceylon's Permanent Representative to the United Nations | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1913 Colombo, Ceylon |
| Died | 4 December 1980 (aged 67) Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Alma mater |
University of London, University College Colombo, Royal College, Colombo |
| Occupation | diplomat, civil servant |
| Profession | Ceylon Civil Service |
Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, CCS (18 March 1913 – 4 December 1980) was a Sri Lankan diplomat and civil servant. He was the Ceylon's High Commissioner to India and concurrently Ambassador to both Nepal and Afghanistan (1963–1967) and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & Treasury and the Ministry of Health. Amerasinghe served as Ceylon's Permanent Representative to the United Nations 1967 to 1980 and served as President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1976. He was also one of the leaders of the negotiations to draft the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Born in Colombo, on 18 March 1913. He was educated at Royal College Colombo and went to the University College Colombo, then affiliated with University of London, as an external student, he took a first class honours BA degree in Western Classics in 1934.
Amerasinghe joined the Ceylon Civil Service in 1937, starting a career that would span 44 years. As a civil servant he was appointed Resident Manager of the Gal Oya Development Board in 1950. Two years later he was sent on his first overseas appointment as Counsellor of Embassy of Ceylon in Washington, D.C. from 1953 to 1955. From 1955–1957, he was the Controller of Establishments, General Treasury; 1958, he became the Controller of Finance, Supply and Cadre, General Treasury; and, in the same year, was appointed as the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Nationalized Services and Road Transport, as well as Chairman of the Port (Cargo) Corporation.
In 1961, Amerasinghe became Secretary to the Treasury and Permanent Secretary to the Minister of Finance, holding that post until 1963, while also serving as Official Member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank and Alternate Governor for Ceylon in the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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