US President welcomes new Sri Lankan Ambassador- Washington D.C
(By Walter Jayawardhana)
[Click to magnify/shrink] President George W. Bush said he looked forward to deepening the friendship with Sri Lanka warmly welcoming Sri Lanka's new Ambassador in Washington D.C Jaliya Wickramasuriya at the White House when he arrived there to present his credentials, Monday 28 July.
He added that the United States values its friendship with Sri Lanka, noting that the two countries established a trade relationship as early as the 18th Century, and since then, time has seen the expansion of ties between the two countries, in tourism, education, investment, and common interests.
Ambassador Wickramasuriya presented his credentials to the US President in the Oval Office.
During the ceremony, President George W. Bush warmly welcomed Ambassador Wickramasuriya to Washington D.C. and said that he looked forward to strengthening the relationship of the two countries.
Ambassador Wickramasuriya responded with equal warmth and conveyed President Mahinda Rajapaksa's appreciation of U.S. support to Sri Lanka in its continuing struggle to combat terrorism, especially the pro-active measures taken by the U.S. toward this end. For three decades, Sri Lanka has suffered the social, psychological, physical and economic consequences of terrorism, which has taken the lives of countless innocent civilians, who have become victims of war.
The Ambassador commented that the United States and Sri Lanka have shared diplomatic relations spanning over a period of more than 60 years. The two countries have pledged a comprehensive alliance, sharing common values of democracy, rule of law, human rights, human dignity and free trade.
President Bush said that the United States looked forward to working with Sri Lanka to advance a common agenda and to deepen the strong and abiding friendship between the two countries.
President Bush engaged in friendly conversation with the family of the Ambassador, enhancing the easy informality that followed the formal ceremony .
Another offensives of democracy says with jealous
Sri Lanka's new Ambassador to US presents credentials
[TamilNet, Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 02:17 GMT]
Sri Lanka's new Ambassador to U.S., Jaliya Wickramasuriya, presented his Credentials to U.S. President George W. Bush, at the Oval Office of the White House, on July 28, 2008, Sri Lanka embassy website reported. As the 15th Ambassador to the U.S., Wickramasuriya replaces the outgoing Ambassador Bernard Gunatillake.
Jaliya Wickremasuriya, Sri Lanka's Ambassador to US (Photo: Embassy website)
Jaliya Wickremasuriya, Sri Lanka's Ambassador to US (Photo: Embassy website)
"During the ceremony, President George W. Bush warmly welcomed Ambassador Wickramasuriya to Washington D.C. and said that he looked forward to deepening the relationship between the two countries. He added that the United States values its friendship with Sri Lanka, noting that the two countries established a trade relationship as early as the 18th Century, and since then, time has seen the expansion of ties between the two countries, in tourism, education, investment, and common interests," the press release in the Sri Lanka Embassy website said.
"Ambassador Wickramasuriya responded with equal warmth and conveyed President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s appreciation of U.S. support to Sri Lanka in its continuing struggle to combat terrorism, especially the pro-active measures taken by the U.S. toward this end. For three decades, Sri Lanka has suffered the social, psychological, physical and economic consequences of terrorism, which has taken the lives of countless innocent civilians, who have become victims of war," the release further said.
Meanwhile, the latest edition of Sri Lanka's popular weekly, Sunday Leader, described the appointment as "another turn for the worst" in the "on-going sob-story of Sri Lanka's dilapidated foreign service," pointing out that the 48-year old ambassador, who is a cousin of Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse, has only Grade-12 qualifications.
The paper also raised questions on possible irregularities in the ambassador's personal tax filings in Sri Lanka, and in the U.S where he ran a tea import business.
(By Walter Jayawardhana)
[Click to magnify/shrink] President George W. Bush said he looked forward to deepening the friendship with Sri Lanka warmly welcoming Sri Lanka's new Ambassador in Washington D.C Jaliya Wickramasuriya at the White House when he arrived there to present his credentials, Monday 28 July.
He added that the United States values its friendship with Sri Lanka, noting that the two countries established a trade relationship as early as the 18th Century, and since then, time has seen the expansion of ties between the two countries, in tourism, education, investment, and common interests.
Ambassador Wickramasuriya presented his credentials to the US President in the Oval Office.
During the ceremony, President George W. Bush warmly welcomed Ambassador Wickramasuriya to Washington D.C. and said that he looked forward to strengthening the relationship of the two countries.
Ambassador Wickramasuriya responded with equal warmth and conveyed President Mahinda Rajapaksa's appreciation of U.S. support to Sri Lanka in its continuing struggle to combat terrorism, especially the pro-active measures taken by the U.S. toward this end. For three decades, Sri Lanka has suffered the social, psychological, physical and economic consequences of terrorism, which has taken the lives of countless innocent civilians, who have become victims of war.
The Ambassador commented that the United States and Sri Lanka have shared diplomatic relations spanning over a period of more than 60 years. The two countries have pledged a comprehensive alliance, sharing common values of democracy, rule of law, human rights, human dignity and free trade.
President Bush said that the United States looked forward to working with Sri Lanka to advance a common agenda and to deepen the strong and abiding friendship between the two countries.
President Bush engaged in friendly conversation with the family of the Ambassador, enhancing the easy informality that followed the formal ceremony .
Another offensives of democracy says with jealous
Sri Lanka's new Ambassador to US presents credentials
[TamilNet, Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 02:17 GMT]
Sri Lanka's new Ambassador to U.S., Jaliya Wickramasuriya, presented his Credentials to U.S. President George W. Bush, at the Oval Office of the White House, on July 28, 2008, Sri Lanka embassy website reported. As the 15th Ambassador to the U.S., Wickramasuriya replaces the outgoing Ambassador Bernard Gunatillake.
Jaliya Wickremasuriya, Sri Lanka's Ambassador to US (Photo: Embassy website)
Jaliya Wickremasuriya, Sri Lanka's Ambassador to US (Photo: Embassy website)
"During the ceremony, President George W. Bush warmly welcomed Ambassador Wickramasuriya to Washington D.C. and said that he looked forward to deepening the relationship between the two countries. He added that the United States values its friendship with Sri Lanka, noting that the two countries established a trade relationship as early as the 18th Century, and since then, time has seen the expansion of ties between the two countries, in tourism, education, investment, and common interests," the press release in the Sri Lanka Embassy website said.
"Ambassador Wickramasuriya responded with equal warmth and conveyed President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s appreciation of U.S. support to Sri Lanka in its continuing struggle to combat terrorism, especially the pro-active measures taken by the U.S. toward this end. For three decades, Sri Lanka has suffered the social, psychological, physical and economic consequences of terrorism, which has taken the lives of countless innocent civilians, who have become victims of war," the release further said.
Meanwhile, the latest edition of Sri Lanka's popular weekly, Sunday Leader, described the appointment as "another turn for the worst" in the "on-going sob-story of Sri Lanka's dilapidated foreign service," pointing out that the 48-year old ambassador, who is a cousin of Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse, has only Grade-12 qualifications.
The paper also raised questions on possible irregularities in the ambassador's personal tax filings in Sri Lanka, and in the U.S where he ran a tea import business.
