Mahinda Samarasinghe

Hon.
Mahinda Samarasinghe
Ambassador
Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe Ambassador
මහින්ද සමරසිංහ; மகிந்த சமரசிங்க
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States and Mexico
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 Dec 2021
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa; Ranil Wickremesinghe; Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa; Ranil Wickremesinghe; Dinesh Gunawardena; Harini Amarasuriya
Preceded by	Ravinatha P. Aryasinha
Minister of Ports and Shipping (Sri Lanka)
	In office; 2017–2019
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training
	In office; 2015–2017
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Member of Parliament; for Kalutara District
	In office; 1994–2021
Succeeded by	Lalith Varna Kumara
Personal details
Born	30 January 1956
Party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party; (2006–2021); United National Party; (1988–2006)
Other political; affiliations	Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance; (2019–present); United People's Freedom Alliance; (2006–2019); United National Front; (2001–2006)
Spouse	Rosemary Samarasinghe
Children	Sean Samarasinghe; Jackie Samarasinghe
Alma mater	La Trobe University
Occupation	Ambassador
Profession	Diplomat

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His Excellency Mahinda Buddhadasa Samarasinghe (Sinhala: මහින්ද බුද්ධදාස සමරසිංහ; born 30 January 1956) is a former MP and the current Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States and Mexico and High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago. Prior to his diplomatic appointment, he had a long career in Sri Lankan politics.

He was formerly a member of Parliament from the Kalutara Electoral District as a member of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, and the SLPP chief organiser for the Panadura Electorate in Kalutara. However, he is no longer affiliated with the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.