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[notes 1] Sri Lanka–United States relations and Maldives–United States relations have been friendly throughout the history of Sri Lanka and the history of the Maldives. The diplomatic mission representing the United States in both countries is located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Jefferson House is the ambassadorial residence of the ambassador in ...
3 Non-resident embassies and high commissions accredited to Sri Lanka. 4 Closed missions. ... United States [1] ... Embassy 1993 [33] Norway ...
United States: Washington, D.C. Embassy: Mahinda Samarasinghe: Ambassador: List ... Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Sri Lanka official website; Sri Lanka Missions
Robert Orris Blake Jr. (born 1957) is an American career diplomat who served as Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives from 2006 to 2009, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs from 2009 to 2013 and Ambassador to Indonesia from 2014 to 2016.
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
The U.S. offered assistance to help Sri Lanka become an economic and strategic hub in the Indian Ocean region. [11] In February 2020, the U.S. State Department banned Sri Lanka's Army Chief Shavendra Silva from entering the United States for alleged human rights violations during the final phase of the Sri Lankan Civil War. The Sri Lankan ...
In 1951 the building was purchased by the Government of the United States to serve as the chancery of its Embassy in Sri Lanka. [4] It functioned in that capacity until the United States Embassy moved to a new premises in 1984 and the building was transferred to USAid, for use as their offices.
On February 25, 2022, she presented her credentials to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka. [13] US Ambassador Julie Chung has been accused by Sri Lankan parliamentarian, former minister Mr. Wimal Weerawansa of being involved in a conspiracy to overthrow former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government.