ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Second ▁Republic <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Hen ric us ▁de ▁Sar am ▁( born ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁lawyer ▁and ▁diplom at , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁P erman ent ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Leg al ▁Coun sel , ▁United ▁Nations ▁Office ▁of ▁Leg al ▁Affairs ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁International ▁Law ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Born ▁in ▁Col om bo ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁law y ers , ▁of ▁Dutch ▁and ▁Mal ay ▁ancest ry , ▁De ▁Sar am ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁College , ▁Col om bo ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁Law ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁C ey lon ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁an ▁LL B ▁shortly ▁he ▁took ▁o ath s ▁as ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁C ey lon . ▁Later ▁he ▁attended ▁Y ale ▁Law ▁School ▁as ▁a ▁Smith - mund t ▁Sch olar ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁as ▁a ▁Bar r ister ▁in ▁the ▁Inner ▁Temple . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁and ▁diplom atic ▁career ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁lect urer ▁in ▁the ▁law ▁fac ulty , ▁University ▁of ▁C ey lon ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁There after ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁private ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Chief