The current British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives will be replaced in April 2015.
James Dauris will replaced the current British high commissioner, John Rankin, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) announced on Monday.
Dauris joined the FCO in 1995, and has worked in London on South Asian, European Union and others issues, whilst also serving overseas in Russia and Colombia.
Speaking on his appointment as the British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Duairs said,
"I am really pleased to have been appointed to be the United Kingdom’s next High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. Our two countries enjoy and benefit from a long and broad relationship. We see this in our close people to people, trade, investment, education, sporting, tourism and other links. I am excited about taking our relationship forward at an important time and to working with Sri Lanka on issues that matter to both our countries. And I am looking forward to working with the many British companies that are doing business and investing in this growing South Asian market."
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