INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Under Secretary for Political Affairs of the United States Department of State Victoria Nuland arrived in Sri Lanka for a two-day
official visit evening (March 22).Accompanied by a delegation of five senior officials, Nuland arrived at the Bandaranaike International
Airport in Katunayake at around 7.30 p.m
today from New Delhi, India.Newly-appointed US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung accorded a warm welcome to the US Under Secretary upon
her arrival.Under Secretary Nuland oversees regional and bilateral policy issues at the United States Department of State.During the visit,
Under Secretary Nuland is scheduled to call on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, meet Foreign Minister G.L
The Partnership Dialogue, an important platform to review bilateral relations and explore avenues to further strengthen the cooperation and
partnership between Sri Lanka and the United States, was last held in 2019 in Washington D.C.In addition, Under Secretary Nuland is
scheduled to visit the Colombo Port and meet the business community and civil society.The Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian
Affairs of the United States Department of State, Donald Lu and the Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific
Security Affairs Amanda Dory are among the delegation accompanying Under Secretary Nuland on the visit.The US State Department had
previously announced that the Under Secretary for Political Affairs will travel from March 19-23 to Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka with an
Nuland and the delegation will meet with civil society and business leaders to strengthen economic partnerships and deepen ties in the
pursuit of peace, prosperity, and security in the Indo-Pacific region.
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