Stanley Jayaweera was known to the world as an accomplished diplomat. Born on June 20, 1927 in Colombo, he was educated at S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia and Ananda College, Colombo. During his teaching career, he has served at Dharmaraja College Kandy, Dharmapala College Pannipitiya and Ananda College Colombo. However, the routine telegram from the Foreign Ministry advised of Youth League Leader travelling to Beijing via Islamabad. Jayaweera was the older brother of Neville Jayaweera, senior Civil Servant and Government Agent of Jaffna.

Source: The Nation February 17, 2017 20:37 UTC