Teplitz nominated as new US Ambassador to SL

25 May 2018 11:22 am

US President Donald Trump has nominated Alaina B. Teplitz, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, as the new US Ambassador to Sri Lanka.

The White House said Ms. Teplitz, who is from Colorado, is to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the US to Sri Lanka and to serve concurrently as Ambassador to Maldives as well.

She currently serves as the US Ambassador to Nepal.

The nomination has been sent to the US Senate for confirmation. If confirmed, Ms.Teplitz would replace current US Ambassador in Sri Lanka, Atul Keshap.