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Sri Lanka has come a long way since voters in 2015 rejected the corruption, strife and repression of the past and threw their support behind a reform, reconciliation and accountability agenda, incoming US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Alaina Teplitz said.
In her testimony to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 28 as President Trump’s nominee for US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Ms. Teplitz said, however, the pace of progress on reform and justice has been slow in Sri Lanka.
“As anti-Muslim riots in March so painfully demonstrated, the work of mending inter-ethnic and inter-religious fissures remains incomplete,” she said.
She said Sri Lanka and Maldives are important to the wider security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region.
“Both nations are positioned astride key shipping lanes that connect the Straits of Hormuz and Malacca, the free navigation of which is vital to US economic and security interests. We must also be mindful of the economic and commercial opportunities each country affords, and the importance of working with them to maintain a rules-based international order,” she said.
Ms.Teplitz, who is the current US Ambassador in Nepal, said the US would continue to support Sri Lanka’s efforts to make good on its commitments to its people to come to terms with its past, implement justice and accountability measures, and secure a peaceful, prosperous future.
“We also support growth of Sri Lanka’s capacity to make greater contributions to regional stability while protecting its own sovereignty and national interests. Sri Lanka’s success in this endeavor will make it a stronger partner to the United States and contribute to our shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific,” she said.
If confirmed, Ms. Teplitz said she will work in both Sri Lanka and Maldives to advance US values and a shared vision of good governance, transparent economic development, free navigation and commerce, fair and open investment environments and a stable, rules-based regional order.
Sunil Tuesday, 03 July 2018 01:45 PM
"Sri Lanka has come a long way after rejecting corruption"? I wonder whether her excellency is even remotely aware of the situation in the country. We are right where we started in 2015, as far as corruption and human rights are concerned, if not any worse.
Johan Tuesday, 03 July 2018 03:17 PM
It was only in election manifesto.So people approved it but it didn't work at all.First thing MS did was removed Dilrukshi Wickremasinghe who was doing a good job against corruption.He did not like that.Rw supported that move
DH Tuesday, 03 July 2018 03:47 PM
Is she so stupid to be unaware that MR is only a couple of months away from returning to power?
johan Tuesday, 03 July 2018 01:45 PM
Everyone one is praising there is less corruption now.But actual situation is corruption comes to light after two or three years. We have to wait and analyse and see Corruption before 2015 and after 2015
Dependency debt trap Tuesday, 03 July 2018 01:54 PM
We are now in Chinese debt trap. Part of Our land is coming under 99 year lease agreements to China but not to USA.Some of our country employees are from Chinese not USA.We, our next generation are dependent of China and will be a mixture of both, sometimes they will marry our people. Therefore, we should thank to USA for keeping our country as a independent nation from USA.
Rumesh Tuesday, 03 July 2018 01:55 PM
Yes, Sri Lanka come long after rejecting the corruption - now no corruption it's the season of looting... today, the government publicly loots the country, it's an extended step of corruption.
saman Tuesday, 03 July 2018 02:08 PM
Quicker we realize who our real friends are, the better!
Jayasingha Tuesday, 03 July 2018 02:12 PM
Madam corruption has increased many fold since 2015 with this govt. Looks like you have not being briefed correctly on what is happening in this country now.
max Tuesday, 03 July 2018 02:16 PM
Ms Ambassidor, for Sri Lankans, this is how we feel. Bit opposite to what you see. Sri Lanka has "gone to dogs" in terms of rule of law, corruption, security, stability, CoL, democracy, territorial integrity and many more since Jan, 2015.
mike Tuesday, 03 July 2018 02:17 PM
madam in USA riots/ racial tension is very high. you separate parents from children. BLM movement was born because of police brutality for one race . there ae people shooting at religious places . th4 our question is what have you done to mend inter-ethnic and inter-religious tensions? People in glass houses should not throw stones. by the way after 2015 corruption has multiplied only different actors. very irresponsible statement
Harini Tuesday, 03 July 2018 03:52 PM
Well said!
Hadam Tuesday, 03 July 2018 02:22 PM
Regarding to remarks on corruption, either you are seriously blind or your eyes only seeing what it want to see to puppet the leaders.
Siyabala Tuesday, 03 July 2018 02:23 PM
Bond scam doesn't come under the definition of corruption? Well I don't know that's why I asked.
Papa Tuesday, 03 July 2018 02:26 PM
She has woken up from a bad dream. To lebal this most corrupt government in sri Lanka, as Saints. Please look at the corruptions index. We don't require US values to be promoted here in sri Lanka or south east Asia
sach Tuesday, 03 July 2018 02:26 PM
what has a newly appointed ambassador to SL got to do with SL's politics? Do other ambassadors go around teaching us how to live? I am sick of USA
Anemanda Tuesday, 03 July 2018 03:05 PM
Government has failed to provide "all country valid" passports to its citizons, when the stock is over. Can the appointed ambassador think why this has happened.
Romesh Tuesday, 03 July 2018 03:06 PM
In Malaysia , former PM arrested for corruption charges. But here, Bribery corruption head sent home, due to initiate a court case against Hitler. Hitler postpone case by Romesh De Silva.
kumar Tuesday, 03 July 2018 03:11 PM
It is the people who speaks against corruption risk being jailed in Sri Lanka.
Jiff Tuesday, 03 July 2018 03:51 PM
Acting like the governor of a colony. Our pansy citizen deserve insults like this.
Qed Tuesday, 03 July 2018 03:52 PM
They don't care about lack of economic growth, lack of employment, social justice, development, education or health. All they care about is a government that will listen to them.
US Pigs Tuesday, 03 July 2018 03:55 PM
Ofcourse your government was behind establishing this government.
Waco Tuesday, 03 July 2018 04:03 PM
Dear Madam, you are very welcome to Sri Lanks.
Senewi Tuesday, 03 July 2018 04:07 PM
A crab is teaching his children to walk straight
Sincere Tuesday, 03 July 2018 09:17 PM
Welcome to Sri Lanka your excellency!
Singhela Wednesday, 04 July 2018 04:56 PM
The last thing we need is US values. Are we expected to ethnically cleanse our land of indigenous people, invade and occupy foreign lands, so that we may kill innocents and rape their land, culture, heritage and people, mereley to impose Western democracy, whilst enriching ourselves?
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