Ambassador Peter Mohan Maithri Peiris, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, Chief Guest at the Interfaith Prayer Service, 25th Anniversary of the Culture of Peace, and International Day of Peace.

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His Excellency Ambassador Peter Mohan Maithri Peiris, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, will be the Chief Guest at the Interfaith Prayer Service, 25th Anniversary of the Culture of Peace, and International

Day of Peace Celebrations at Tillman Chapel, Church Center for the United Nations, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017 between 12pm – 2pm tomorrow, Thursday, September 12, 2024

Ambassador Peter Mohan Maithri Peiris, Senator, is a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat. He served as Attorney General of Sri Lanka from 2008 to 2011 and was the de facto Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 2013 to 2015 when President Maithripala Sirisena declared his appointment invalid from the outset in 2015.[1][2] He has been serving as the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations since January 2021 and was elected Vice-President of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in June 2023.