U.S. Ambassador Opens Renovated Anuradhapura Archeology Museum
September 16, Anuradhapura: U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B. Teplitz officially opened the Anuradhapura Department of Archeology Museum on September 12, marking the completion…
Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz Mainstreaming Managing for Development Results in the Public Sector Col
Ambassador Teplitz: Good morning. As you can see from my career history, managing for results, strategic planning, managing in general, is what I have been…
Demonstration Alert – U.S. Embassy Colombo, Sri Lanka
Location: US Embassy, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka. Event: The U.S. Embassy informs U.S. citizens of a protest of an estimated 20 people to be held…
Remarks of Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz at Pillars of Resilience Symposium
August 22, 2019 Good morning, everyone. Ayubowan. Vanakkam. Asalam Alaikum. It’s good to see everybody in the audience today and I want to especially thank…
Remarks of Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz at AmCham Forum
[As delivered] August 15, 2019 Ambassador Teplitz: — This gathering represents a very diverse array of economic sectors. I really think this is the future…
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is an innovative and independent U.S. foreign assistance agency that is helping lead the fight against global poverty. Created by…
Remarks of Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz at 3rd AGM of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka-USA B
[As delivered] June 30, 2019 Good evening. It’s a pleasure to see everybody here. I’m very pleased to join you at the third annual general…
Highlights of MCC Compact
The Government of Sri Lanka and MCC together identified weak transport infrastructure and weak land administration practices as two binding constraints to economic growth in…
Demonstration Alert – U.S. Embassy Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date: July 23, 2019 Location: Fort, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka. Event: The U.S. Embassy informs U.S. citizens of a protest of an estimated 400 people to…
Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz’s Remarks for July 4 Reception
July 2, 2019 Hilton Hotel, Colombo Thank you all so much for joining us tonight. It is my absolute honor to welcome you to the…
Joint Statement on the 13th Joint Council Meeting under U.S.-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framewor
06/21/2019 Colombo, Sri Lanka – The 13th U.S.-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) Joint Council Meeting was held on June 19 & 20, 2019 in Colombo,…
U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo Unable to Visit Sri Lanka During Upcoming Travel to Regio
Colombo, June 19: Due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts during his upcoming visit to the Indo-Pacific region that includes accompanying President Donald J. Trump to the…
Ambassador Teplitz’s Remarks for Equal Ground 15th Anniversary Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremo
June 10, 2019 Good evening. It’s a pleasure to be here with you, to join you tonight to celebrate Equal Ground’s 2019 Pride gathering and…
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs R. Clarke Cooper Travels to Singapore, I
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON MAY 29, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs R. Clarke Cooper travels to Singapore, India,…
Joint Statement from the Third United States-Sri Lanka Partnership Dialogue
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON / MAY 17, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC The following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Sri Lanka…
Secretary Pompeo’s Vesak Message
May 16, 2019 Vesak Day On behalf of the people of the United States of America, I send wishes of peace and joy to everyone…
Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting With Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON / MAY 16, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC The below is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus: Secretary Michael R. Pompeo met with Sri…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Colombo, Sri Lanka
May 16, 2019 Location: Nationwide, Sri Lanka. Event: The Sri Lankan government has declared local and island-wide curfews recently due to communal unrest in the…
