Sir Claude Corea | |
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| President of the United Nations Security Council | |
| In office May 1960 – June 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Mario Amadeo |
| Succeeded by | Tsiang Tingfu |
| Ceylonese Representative to the United Nations | |
| In office 1958–1961 | |
| Preceded by | Senerat Gunewardene |
| Succeeded by | Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera |
| High Commissioner for Ceylon to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1954–1957 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir John Kotelawala, S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike |
| Preceded by | Edwin Wijeyeratne |
| Succeeded by | Gunasena de Soyza |
| Ambassador of Ceylon to the United States | |
| In office 1948–1954 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | DS Senanayake, Dudley Senanayake, Sir John Kotelawala |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Senerat Gunewardene |
| Ceylonese Representative to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1946–1949 | |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke |
| Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce | |
| In office 1936–1946 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 1933–1936 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1894 Chilaw, British Ceylon |
| Died | 2 September 1962 Germany |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Spouse | Lady Karmini Corea |
| Children | Nihal, Harindra and Chandra |
| Parent(s) | Alfred Winzer Corea, Sarah Elizabeth Herat |
| Alma mater | Wesley College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Politics, diplomat |
Sir George Claude Stanley Corea, KBE (29 January 1894 – 2 September 1962) was a Sri Lankan politician and diplomat. Former President of the United Nations Security Council, he had served as the Ceylonese Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce, the Ceylonese Ambassador to the United States, the Ceylonese High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and the Ceylonese Representative to the United Nations.