The recently selected Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to the State of Qatar, Roshan Sithara Khan Azard, presumed responsibilities at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Doha recently ending up being Sri Lankas very first girl Ambassador to the State of Qatar.Addressing the personnel following the presumption of responsibilities, Ambassador-designate Khan Azard outlined the priorities of the Government of Sri Lanka and prepares to reinforce bilateral ties in between Sri Lanka and Qatar.She also stressed the requirement to intensify the promotion of trade and investment in between the two countries and reinforce people-to-people ties, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement.A profession Sri Lanka Foreign Service Officer, Ambassador-designate Khan Azard joined the Sri Lanka Foreign Service in 1998 and has actually served in different capabilities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, the most recent being as the Additional Secretary for SAARC and Latin America and the Caribbean, the declaration added.Prior to her presumption of duties in Qatar as the Ambassadordesignate, she served at Sri Lanka Missions and Post in London, Chennai, Doha and Ottawa, where she functioned as the Deputy High Commissioner and Acting High Commissioner.Ambassador-designate Khan Azard holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Peradeniya and a Masters in English from the University of Madras, India.
She is a past pupil of Methodist College, Colombo and has 2 children.