COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (News Cutter) – United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised the remarkable achievements of the present U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Julie Chung, during a state luncheon held in Washington in honour of the visiting Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk-Yeol.
Blinken acknowledged Chung's family's journey from Seoul to…
No Plans for Military Base in Sri Lanka. Highlights USAID Efforts. Says Political Stability is Key to Economic Stability.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (News Cutter) - The United States has no intention of building a military base in Sri Lanka, said Julie Chung, the United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives. As the United…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (News Cutter) – Julie Chung, United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka stressed the importance of the legal community in Sri Lanka in ensuring that the rule of law and justice are upheld for everyone in the country.
Addressing the National Law Conference, she highlighted the significance of Local Government (LG) elections, which provide…
Jedidiah P. Royal, the US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, held talks with Sri Lanka's State Minister of Defense Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon and Defense Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne on February 16 to discuss ways of enhancing defense cooperation and regional security stability.
he discussions centered on strengthening ties between the…
Victoria Nuland, United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs arrived in Sri Lanka today, February 1.
She will be taking part in events organized to celebrate the 75th anniversary of US-SL diplomatic relations.
Coming to Twitter, U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung said that Nuland’s visit highlights U.S. support for Sri Lanka’s…
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps will commence exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Sri Lanka 2023 with the Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force in Colombo, Jan. 19 – 26, 2023.
CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka is a bilateral exercise between Sri Lanka and the United States designed to promote regional…
The United States government officially handed over 9,300 metric tons of urea fertilizer to the Ministry of Agriculture
According to the U.S. Embassy in Colombo. the fertilizer will be distributed to more than 193,000 rural paddy farmers in Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, and Monaragala districts.
Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, U.S Ambassador…
President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the necessity of information transfer and the launch of projects such as the Fulbright Program, which exposes students to diverse cultures while assuring their professional development.
President Wickremesinghe stated this while attending an event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the commencement of the binational Fulbright exchange program between Sri Lanka and…
Shehan Semasinghe, State Minister of Finance, met with visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Afreen Akhter in Colombo on Tuesday, November 8.
State Minister Semasinghe stated that he discussed the country's current economic situation with Deputy Assistant Secretary Akhter.
During her visit, Deputy Assistant Secretary Afreen Akhter…
Yet another high-ranking official from the United States Department of State arrived in the country.
According to the U.S. Embassy in Colombo, Afreen Akhter, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, has arrived in Sri Lanka.
During her visit, the Deputy Assistant Secretary will meet with senior officials and civil…