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Hon.
Mahinda Samarasinghe
Ambassador
මහින්ද සමරසිංහ மகிந்த சமரசிங்க
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States and Mexico
Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 September 2015
President
Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe
State Minister of Finance
In office 22 March 2015 – 17 August 2015
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
(1956-01-30) 30 January 1956 (age 68)
Nationality
Sri Lankan
Political party
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (2006–present) 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)
Residence
Colombo 07, Sri Lanka.
Alma mater
La Trobe University
Occupation
Ambassador
Profession
Diplomat
His Excellency Mahinda Buddhadasa Samarasinghe (Sinhala: මහින්ද 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.
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.
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