Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (March 18, 1913-December 4, 1980) was a Sri Lankan diplomat and government official. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) 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). Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. 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. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The President of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted for by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly on a yearly basis Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was also one of the leaders of the negotiations to draft the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ( UNCLOS) also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea treaty is the international agreement that resulted
| Preceded by Gaston Thorn |
President of the United Nations General Assembly 1976 |
Succeeded by Lazar Mojsov |