Alaina B. Teplitz, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service was confirmed as the Ambassador to Sri Lanka a short while ago. The appointment was confirmed by the American Senate earlier today.
Ms. Alaina B. Teplitz will also serve as the Ambassador to the Maldives.
The US Embassy in Colombo took its official Twitter handle to extend their congratulations
Congratulations to Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz on her confirmation by the U.S. Senate as the next U.S. Ambassador to #SriLanka and #Maldives! We look forward to welcoming her very soon. #PartnershipsMatter #USASL70 ?????? https://t.co/fp9VvJLjGy
— U.S. Embassy Colombo (@USEmbSL) September 7, 2018
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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