Please note that the U.S. Embassy will be closed December 24-26 for the Christmas holiday and will re-open on December 29.   නත්තල් නිවාඩුව සඳහා එක්සත් ජනපද තානාපති කාර්යාලය දෙසැම්බර් මස 24-26 දිනවල වසා තබනු ලැබේ. දෙසැම්බර් මස 29 වන දින තානාපති කාර්යාලය නැවත විවෘත කරන බව

CDA Howell met today with ITAK party leader @MASumanthiran to discuss issues of importance to the Tamil community and U.S. support for Sri Lanka’s nationwide Cyclone Ditwah recovery efforts.

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Sending warm Christmas greetings to you and your families from all of us at the U.S. Embassy.

Over 500 new Sri Lankan attorneys are now trained on best practices in trial advocacy and criminal law thanks to a program run by the U.S. @TheJusticeDept at the Sri Lanka Bar Association. New attorneys are the future of any justice sector, and continuing legal education is a key

Alert for U.S. Citizens🚨 Read details and full text here: https://t.co/MNezCnvpGS The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Chikungunya disease in Sri Lanka. Chikungunya is spread to humans through mosquito bites.

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Very proud to see our American Spaces in action. Last Thursday, American Corner Kandy and Youth Forum members pitched in to clean up Sri Pranarathna Central College in Gelioya in Kandy, which was severely affected by Cyclone Ditwah flooding. With floodwaters above the blackboards

If you’re planning to visit the United States for business or tourism, you’ll need a B1/B2 visitor visa. Make sure you understand what activities are allowed on a visitor visa and follow all requirements during your stay. Learn more at https://t.co/A7TjlRiU6X. ඔබ ව්‍යාපාර හෝ

.@StateDept’s new approach to foreign assistance, led by @SecRubio, will advance U.S. foreign policy priorities while enabling quicker and more efficient assistance in the Indo-Pacific region. I appreciated our allies and partners joining The Indo-Pacific Foreign Assistance

The United States has been, and continues to be, the biggest donor to demining operations in Sri Lanka. Deputy Chief of Mission Howell met today with @TheHALOTrust to hear more about their ongoing work, how they are helping Sri Lanka recover from Cyclone Ditwah, and to celebrate

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Deputy Chief of Mission Howell launched 'GeoAI for Disaster Resilience,' a U.S. Embassy-supported project to train government, academic, & private sector officials on advanced AI and geospatial software. Project participants will learn and use cutting-edge American technology to

The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Australia targeting a Jewish celebration. Antisemitism has no place in this world. Our prayers are with the victims of this horrific attack, the Jewish community, and the people of Australia.

When communities need help, friends show up. Today the U.S., @UKinSriLanka, and @AusHCSriLanka joined the @USAirForce C-130J mission to deliver cyclone relief supplies to Jaffna. Our countries have a special relationship rooted in partnership and shared purpose and today that

Back in Colombo after an inspiring day witnessing the power of partnership. It was an honor to work directly alongside the Sri Lanka Air Force, helping unload vital supplies from one of our @USAirForce C-130 Super Hercules today. We successfully airlifted urgent supplies donated

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At the Port of Colombo, @UnderSecStateP and I met with Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe to discuss the U.S.–Sri Lanka partnership on trade & port resilience. The Indian Ocean is a lifeline for our economies & a frontline for our security—& strong

It was an honor to join @UnderSecStateP Allison Hooker’s meeting with President @anuradisanayake to discuss deepening maritime cooperation —including last week’s ship transfer to strengthen maritime security—that advances our shared interests while respecting Sri Lanka’s

Today’s @usairforce C-130J flight to Jaffna delivered critical relief supplies for families in northern Sri Lanka. We are proud to support our @airforcelk and Sri Lanka relief partners as they assist communities impacted by the recent flooding.   අද දින යාපනය බලා පිටත් වූ එක්සත්

Today @UnderSecStateP Allison Hooker & I thanked U.S. Airmen at Katunayake Air Base for the airlift power that moves critical relief supplies where they’re needed—delivering support together as partners & friends. Years of joint training with the Sri Lankan Tri-Services have

A warm welcome to Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, who is in Colombo to advance the U.S.–Sri Lanka partnership and our shared goals of a secure, stable, and more prosperous Indo-Pacific region. During her visit, @UnderSecStateP will meet GoSL & other

පසුගිය සතියේ ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදය හදිසි ජීවිතාරක්ෂක ආධාර ලෙස ලබාදෙන බව නිවේදනය කළ ඩොලර් මිලියන2 කට අමතරව, යුද දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාවට ඩොලර් මිලියන 2.1 ක් (ආසන්න වශයෙන් රුපියල් මිලියන 640) වටිනා අත්‍යාවශ්‍ය ගුවන් ප්‍රවාහන සහ සැපයුම් සක්‍රීය කරවන උපකරණ පැකේජයක් ද ලබා