Obama picks Sison as next ambassador to Sri Lanka
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Michele Sison to be ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives.
Ambassador Michele J. Sison, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, is currently the Assistant Chief of Mission for Law Enforcement and Rule of Law Assistance in Baghdad, Iraq.
From 2008 to 2010, she was Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon. She was Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 2004 to 2008 and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South Asian Affairs from 2002 to 2004.
Ambassador Sison’s prior assignments include: Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan; Consul General in Chennai, India; Consul General in Douala, Cameroon; and Director of Career Development and Assignments in the Department of State’s Bureau of Human Resources.
Additional overseas assignments include roles at the U.S. Embassies in Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Togo, and Haiti. Ambassador Sison received a B.A. from Wellesley College.
“Our nation will be greatly served by the talent and expertise these individuals bring to their new roles,” Obama said, according to a White House statement.
“I am grateful they have agreed to serve in this Administration, and I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead.”
Courtesy: Ada Derana
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Welcome! Ambassador,
Please solve our problem of 60 years.
Miss Sisi.. Smiles nicely showing her set of 32 white tooth, though US resolution failed to get more than 24..!
24+8=32
15+8=23
Which is greater??? why do we sri lankan think the other way. Who are we kidding?
1)Our vote is lost.
2)UN won
3)India voted Yes
4)US won
5)China Lost
6)Russia Lost
These are the true facts! I don’t think it is going to bring any good to SL or the people by doing a postmortem. More on with the task of what is necessary and urgent at this moment. I think the day will soon come where we all will be surprised of the turn of event, if we don’t act fast.
Adaa.. Kallan, para man..!
Are you still waiting for homeland while writing shits which subjecting to moderate here…!
Evil Tamil terrors you come forward face 2 face if you want to solve anything in srilanka or you may lick western asses if you want more games…!
Any forgien folk may mind their own business but not allowed to meddle here like in middle-east where US doing whatever wants itself…!
Srilanka has NO F…ing problems which we ask USA to solve. US can involve in europe & there’re much problems too. This’s ASIA where countries like Russia/China/India/Pakistan/Japan/Phillipines… Located in. You America uses minorities in asia to divide asian countries. You all westerns use democracy/human rights/forgien aid/ngo/UN/ etc… all in vested interests. You America uses world most ruthless ltte terrors against majority people of Srilanka. You westerns invaded srilanka for 100s of yrs. We only care you westerns as world most ruthless cunning EVILS. India also made a big mistake by voting to US resolution which now india Regrets betterly.
Above terror-willed man may present with false name as “paranivitharana” may not living in srilanka.
He should be a immigrent from tamilnadu in the recent past. May have came here while hiding among tamil refugees when they return to SL & now living aboard too.
And one more tamil terror suspect rising head above as “senarath” who’s learning still to multiply digits. He says that “he lost..!” & need to act fast… So you shit terror go to hell as fast as you can & join with your pig leader. There’s your tamil terror homeland in the Hell….!!!
You are right Senarath. We are at the rock bottom. Pretty much battered and beaten by the West-US.
We gave the pollu to them and got beaten by the same pollu.