Overseas Administration Division
Description of Division /Areas of work:
The primary function of the Overseas Administration Division (OAD) is to facilitate the smooth functioning of all Sri Lanka Missions/Posts abroad by providing required resources including human resources, financial approvals, and guidance with regard to the day to day functions. Furthermore, management of movable as well as immovable assets in our Missions abroad and supervision of the day to day communications between the Ministry and its network of Missions around the world are also a part of the responsibilities of the OAD.
Sri Lanka presently maintains 50 Embassies/High Commissions, 02 Permanent Missions to the United Nations, 01 Deputy High Commission, 01 Representative office, 11 Consulate General offices and 01 consulate office abroad which adds up to 66 active missions abroad.
Sub Divisions/Sections
There are four subdivisions under the OAD, namely
- Human Resources Management Section
- Travel
- Information Technology Section
- Security Mail Section
Human Resources Management
Managing human resources attached to Overseas Missions/Posts is the crucial responsibility of the OAD. Mainly this section deals with transfers of officers from/to Missions from the Sri Lanka Foreign Service, Public Management Assistants and transfers of other Departmental officials.
Further all aspects related to human resources management of the Missions are also handled by this section.
Travel Section
Travel Section which is coming under the purview of the OAD facilitates visas and ticketing arrangements for other Ministry’s official visits. This Section also handles the payments of necessary travel allowances and other entitlements of the officers in the Ministry and the Missions.
Security Mail Section
The Security Mail Division deals with the dispatch and collection of diplomatic bags to and from all Sri Lanka Missions/Posts abroad, and ensures timely delivery of materials and items to the relevant divisions of the Ministry.
Information Technology Section
The IT Section of the Ministry is the nerve center which connects the communications from Sri Lanka Missions/Posts abroad, from other organizations and entities in Sri Lanka and abroad, to/from the Ministry.
Head of the Overseas Administration Division
| Name | Designation | Telephone | Fax | |
| Mr.Sarath Dissanayake | Director General | 2388680 | sarath.dissanayake@mfa.gov.lk | 2424689 |
Other Staff Officers :
| Name | Designation | Telephone | |
| Mr.Senarath Dissanayake | Director | 2329588 | senarath.dissanayake@mfa.gov.lk |
| Ms.Sesath Thambugala | Deputy Director | 2320271 | sesath.thambugala@mfa.gov.lk |
| Mr.Niranga Paipana | Assistant Director | 2337540 | niranga.palipana@mfa.gov.lk |
| Ms.H.M.B.P Herath | Assistant Director | 2452210 | buddhi.herath@mfa.gov.lk |
| Ms. Nirosha K. Herath | Assistant Director | 2452210 | nirosha.herath@mfa.gov.lk |
| Ms. M.A.C.A Weerasinghe | HOB/OAD | 2438733 | oad@mfa.gov.lk |
| Mr.J.M.G.Jayasundara | HOB/Travel | 2328753 | travel@mfa.gov.lk |
| Mr.Y.A.N Kalapriya | HOB/Security Mail | 2328671 | smail@mfa.gov.lk |
| Mr. E. Sooriyapperuma | HOB/IT | 2323015 | cipher@mfa.gov.lk |
