Udaya R. Seneviratne, a former senior administrative officer, assumed duties as the new Secretary to the President.
He obtained his letter of appointment from President Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s office
Udaya R. Seneviratne previously worked as the Secretary of the Ministry of Science Technology.
As an officer who has obtained a broad and wider scope of experience working in the public sector for 37 years he has worked as a permanent secretary for the Ministry of Sports, Ministry of Highways and road development and Ministry of investment and international cooperation, Ministry of Mahaweli development and environment, and as an Additional Secretary for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a Deputy Secretary for the Ministry of Finance and Planning.