The Sri Lankan high commissioner in New Delhi, Prasad Kariyawasam, has been appointed as the new ambassador to the United States reports , Colombo Page.
The diplomat previously served as the permanent representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York from 1995-1998.
The movement in personnel from India to the US comes after India allied with Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in opposing the need for an international investigation into Sri Lanka’s atrocities, which was called for in a resolution strongly supported by the US.
India labels resolution intrusive, calls for national mechanism (27 March 2014)
The diplomat previously served as the permanent representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York from 1995-1998.
The movement in personnel from India to the US comes after India allied with Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in opposing the need for an international investigation into Sri Lanka’s atrocities, which was called for in a resolution strongly supported by the US.
India labels resolution intrusive, calls for national mechanism (27 March 2014)