Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe

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Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (March 18, 1913-December 4, 1980) was a Sri Lankan diplomat and government official. He served in many foreign affairs posts for his country. Especially noteworthy was a concurrent assignment as High Commissioner to India and Ambassador to both Nepal and Afghanistan (1963-1967). He served as Sri Lanka's chief delegate to the United Nations following his leaving that diplomatic post and served as President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1976. He was also one of the leaders of the negotiations to draft the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Preceded by
Gaston Thorn		 President of the United Nations General Assembly
1976		 Succeeded by
Lazar Mojsov
v • d • e
Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly
1940s
Spaak (BEL) • Aranha (BRA) • Arce (ARG) • Evatt (AUS) • Rómulo (PHI)
1950s
Entezam (IRI) • Nervo (MEX) • Pearson (CAN) • Pandit (IND) • van Kleffens (NED) • Maza (CHI) • Ortega (CHI) • Waithayakon (THA) • Munro (NZL) • Malik (LIB) • Belaúnde (PER)
1960s
Boland (IRL) • Slim (TUN) • Khan (PAK) • Rodriguez (VEN) • Quaison-Sackey (GHA) • Fanfani (ITA) • Pazhwak (AFG) • Mănescu (ROM) • Catalán (GUA) • Brooks (LBR)
1970s
Hambro (NOR) • Malik (INA) • Trepczyński (POL) • Benites (ECU) • Bouteflika (ALG) • Thorn (LUX) • Amerasinghe (SRI) • Mojsov (YUG) • Liévano (COL) • Salim (TAN)
1980s
Wechmar (BRD) • Kittani (IRQ) • Hollai (HUN) • Illueca (PAN) • Lusaka (ZAM) • Piniés (ESP) • Choudhury (BAN) • Florin (DDR) • Caputo (ARG) • Garba (NGR)
1990s
de Marco (MLT) • Shihabi (KSA) • Ganev (BUL) • Insanally (GUY) • Essy (CIV) • Freitas (POR) • Ismail (MAS) • Udovenko (UKR) • Opertti (URU) • Gurirab (NAM)
2000s
Holkeri (FIN) • Han (KOR) • Kavan (CZE) • Hunte (LCA) • Ping (GAB) • Eliasson (SWE) • Al-Khalifa (BAH) • Kerim (MKD)