US embassy cable - 04COLOMBO814

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 COLOMBO 000814 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EVM SUSAN LOCKWOOD/AZZA MOUNIB-ZAKI;INFO 
ECA/PE/V/R/N/-LARRY A. MOODY; SA/PD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO, OEXC - Exchanges 
SUBJECT: FY-05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP 
"GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY II", MAY 5-26, 2005. 
PROJECT NO. E/VM-2005-0023 
 
REF: COLOMBO 00765 
 
   1.Post nominates Mahindananda "Aluthgamage", Deputy 
   Minister of Power and Energy for participation in subject 
   project. Post confirms that this nomination has "full 
   country team approval". 
 
2.Nomination is as follows: 
 
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POST-EMAIL: tilakawardenac@state.gov 
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ECA-OFFICE: E/VGN 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 112 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VM-2005-0023 
PROJ-NAME: Grassroots Democracy II - May 5-26, 2005 
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PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2004 
DEPART-POST: 05/03/2005 
SESSION-DATE: 05/05/2005 
RETURN-POST: 05/28/2005 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 2 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goal on "Democratic 
Systems and Practices" 
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END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1039 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: MRP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2929 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: U 
SUBJ-DISC: Freedom & Democracy 
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PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: Mahindananda 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: ALUTHGAMAGE 
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POSITION-CODE: 112 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: 309B, George E. de Silva Mawatha 
M-ADDR2: 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Kandy 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (94-81) 235-2806 
M-FAX: (94-81) 223-7126 
M-EMAIL: 
M-CNTRY-ID: CE 
M-ADDRTYPE: H 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 11/21/1964 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Kandy 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Deputy Minister of Power and Energy, April 1994- to date 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Member of Parliament, 2000- to date 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
2000-2001 - Deputy Minister of Highways 
1993-99 - Member, Central Provincial Council 
1990 - Chairman, Sri Lanka Freedom Party Estate Union 
1985-92 - Sales Executive, The Finance Co. Ltd. 
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START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
None 
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START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
 
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START MEMO EDUCATION: 
General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) 
Examination, Royal College, Colombo, 1982 
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FIRST-LANG: Sinhala 
ENGL-READ: 4 
ENGL-SPEAK: 4 
ENGL-COMP: 4 
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OTHER-LANG: Tamil 
OTHER-LANG-ID: TC 
READ: 2 
SPEAK: 2 
COMP: 2 
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START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goal on "Democratic 
Systems and Practices" 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: Joseph Novak 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Mr. Aluthgamage, who assumed duties as deputy minister of 
Power and Energy, has proven experience in health and 
rural development issues.  Most of his career has focused 
on grassroots political development in central Sri Lanka; 
he has been an organizer of the governing party in the 
central province.  Knowledge gained through the 
Grassroots Democracy program would enable him to develop 
his stated plans to further political awareness and 
organization at the village level. 
This nomination has "full Country Team approval." 
 
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NOM-OFF: Political 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: Yes 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
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NOMINEE-ID: 151 
PERSON-ID: 159 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CE 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CE 
RES-CNTRY-ID: CE 
FIRST-LANG-ID: SI 
E-I-TYPE-ID: 
NOM-POST-ID: 2929 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 45.1099 
SPONS-FUNDS: 0 
SPONS-AGENCY1: DOS 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: DOS 
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 8000 
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3.Please advise acceptance of this nomination. 
Lunstead