The General Administration Division (GAD) is responsible for all matters related to Personnel Administration of the Ministry, other than officers of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service (SLFS) and mission cadre. Apart from the above, it undertakes matters related to the maintenance of office premises and official quarters; procurement of goods and services required to the Ministry and Sri Lankan Missions abroad; Maintenance of Stores and assets inventory control; logistics and vehicle fleet management; and provision of utility services. The GAD also handles the correspondence with other public institutions, including the Parliamentary and Cabinet affairs;  Operation of Translation unit; Provision of ICT infrastructure for all Divisions of the Ministry; Handling postage (local & mission); Management of Library and Record room; Coordinating with the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKI) and Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute (BIDTI) in respect of administrative matters of the said institutions.