Ernest Corea (1932–11 May 2017) was a Sri Lankan journalist and a diplomat noted for his work to maintain a free and independent press and for negotiations involving Sri Lanka's development programs.[1]
His family hailed from the west coast town of Chilaw in Sri Lanka and were direct descendants of King Dominicus Corea, who was crowned King of Kotte and Sitawaka in 1596.
He was a journalist with the Lake House Group in Colombo, rising to the top as Editor of the Ceylon Daily News and The Ceylon Observer. Corea was appointed Features Editor and a Foreign Affairs Columnist at the Singapore Straits Times in the 1970s.
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Ambassador Ernest Corea was present at the White House when Sri Lankan President Jayewardene gifted Jayathu to then American President Ronald Reagan and the American people, on a State Visit to the US in 1984.
In April 1982 he was appointed Sri Lanka's High Commissioner in Canada and concurrently served as Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Cuba. He was then appointed Sri Lanka's Ambassador to the United States, from where he was also Ambassador to Mexico. Corea presented his credentials to U.S. President Ronald Reagan at the White House, in Washington D.C. He arranged the first ever State Visit to the United States of a Sri Lankan Head of State when President Junius Richard Jayewardene was invited to the White House by President Reagan in 1984.
When he left the diplomatic service he joined the World Bank in Washington D.C. as a consultant. After retirement, he worked for IDN-InDepthNews and the Berlin-based Global Cooperation Council.[citation needed]
He died on 11 May 2017 at his home in Springfield, Virginia, USA.[2][3]
^"In Memoriam: Remembering Ernest Corea". IDN-InDepthNews. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
^"Washington-area obituaries of note". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. 7 June 2017. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
^Silva, Subodha de. "Beyond excellence". Daily News. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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ernest, corea, 1932, 2017, lankan, journalist, diplomat, noted, work, maintain, free, independent, press, negotiations, involving, lanka, development, programs, lanka, ambassador, united, statesin, office, april, 1982, september, 1986presidentj, jayewardenepre. Ernest Corea 1932 11 May 2017 was a Sri Lankan journalist and a diplomat noted for his work to maintain a free and independent press and for negotiations involving Sri Lanka s development programs 1 Ernest CoreaSri Lanka Ambassador to the United StatesIn office April 1982 September 1986PresidentJ R JayewardenePreceded byP M D FernandoSucceeded bySusantha de AlwisPersonal detailsBorn1932Borella Sri LankaDied11 May 2017SpouseIndraChildrenLester AndyAlma materRoyal College ColomboOccupationJournalist Diplomat Contents 1 Early life 2 Media 3 Diplomat 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Corea was born in 1932 in Borella Sri Lanka His parents were Reverend Ivan Corea and Ouida Corea His brother Vernon was a pioneering broadcaster with Radio Ceylon SLBC and Ethnic Minorities Adviser to the BBC His father was Rural Dean of Colombo in the Church of Ceylon Vicar of St Luke s Church Borella and St Paul s Church Milagiriya His family hailed from the west coast town of Chilaw in Sri Lanka and were direct descendants of King Dominicus Corea who was crowned King of Kotte and Sitawaka in 1596 Corea was educated at Royal College Colombo and the University of Peradeniya Media editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message He was a journalist with the Lake House Group in Colombo rising to the top as Editor of the Ceylon Daily News and The Ceylon Observer Corea was appointed Features Editor and a Foreign Affairs Columnist at the Singapore Straits Times in the 1970s Diplomat edit nbsp Ambassador Ernest Corea was present at the White House when Sri Lankan President Jayewardene gifted Jayathu to then American President Ronald Reagan and the American people on a State Visit to the US in 1984 In April 1982 he was appointed Sri Lanka s High Commissioner in Canada and concurrently served as Sri Lanka s Ambassador to Cuba He was then appointed Sri Lanka s Ambassador to the United States from where he was also Ambassador to Mexico Corea presented his credentials to U S President Ronald Reagan at the White House in Washington D C He arranged the first ever State Visit to the United States of a Sri Lankan Head of State when President Junius Richard Jayewardene was invited to the White House by President Reagan in 1984 When he left the diplomatic service he joined the World Bank in Washington D C as a consultant After retirement he worked for IDN InDepthNews and the Berlin based Global Cooperation Council citation needed He died on 11 May 2017 at his home in Springfield Virginia USA 2 3 See also editSri Lankan Non Career Diplomats James Alfred Ernest Corea List of political families in Sri LankaReferences edit In Memoriam Remembering Ernest Corea IDN InDepthNews 12 May 2017 Retrieved 21 July 2017 Washington area obituaries of note The Washington Post Washington D C 7 June 2017 ISSN 0190 8286 OCLC 1330888409 Silva Subodha de Beyond excellence Daily News Retrieved 20 January 2019 External links editThe veterans were from Lake House Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ernest Corea amp oldid 1193572606, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
