US embassy cable - 04COLOMBO1153

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 COLOMBO 001153 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/R/N-LARRY MOODY 
INFO: SA/PPD-SHARON E. HUDSON-DEAN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO, OEXC - Exchanges 
SUBJECT: FY-2004 RP "STUDENT LEADERS AND CIVIC 
RESPONSIBILITY, SEPTEMBER 27-OCTOBER 15, 2004: 
SRI LANKAN NOMINATION - SECOND CANDIDATE 
PROJECT NUMBER: E/VGN-2004-0110 
 
REF: STATE 073087 
 
1. POST NOMINATES MR. N.H. CHATURA SANDEEPA SENARATNE, 
UNDER-GRADUATE, MEDICAL FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO FOR 
PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBJECT PROJECT. THIS IS POST'S SECOND 
NOMINATION FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS 
NOMINATION HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM" APPROVAL. 
 
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VERSION: 3.0.7 
POST-EMAIL: TILAKAWARDENAC@STATE.GOV 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS  COLOMBO 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929 
EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA 
START NOMINATION: 
ECA-OFFICE: E/VGN 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 143 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VGN-2004-0110 
PROJ-NAME: SENARATNE - CHATURA SANDEEPA 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: REGIONAL 
PROG-TYPE: IV GRANT VISITOR 
FY: 2004 
DEPART-POST: 09/25/2004 
SESSION-DATE: 09/27/2004 
RETURN-POST: 10/20/2004 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 0 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
THIS NOMINATION IS IN SUPPORT OF MPP GOAL ON "DEMOCRATIC 
SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES" 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1039 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: RP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2929 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: CIVICS EDUCATION 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: 
F-NAME: N. H. CHATHURA 
M-NAME: SANDEEPA 
L-NAME: SENARATNE 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 214 
PRINCIPAL?: YES 
M-ADDR1: C-40  KEPPETIPOLA MAWATHA 
M-ADDR2: 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: COLOMBO 5 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: SRI LANKA 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (94-11) 259-0184 
M-FAX: 
M-EMAIL: CSS@SRILANKAN.NET 
M-CNTRY-ID: CE 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 02/20/1982 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: COLOMBO 
BIRTH-CNTRY: SRI LANKA 
CITIZ-CNTRY: SRI LANKA 
RES-CNTRY: SRI LANKA 
START MEMO POSITION: 
UNDER GRADUATE, MEDICAL FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO, 
2004- TO DATE 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
PRESIDENT, KALUTARA DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, 2001- 
TO DATE 
CHIEF ORGANIZER, RAJITHA SENARATNE FOUNDATION, 2001- TO 
DATE 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
PRESIDENT, GREEN LINE YOUTH SOCIETY, 1994-2003 
CHIEF ORGANIZER, NORTH-EAST PEACE SPORTS FESTIVAL, 2002 
CHIEF ORGANIZER, INTERNATIONAL WOMENS' DAY AND CHILDRENS' 
DAY 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
NONE 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
WIDELY TRAVELLED  -U.K., GERMANY, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, 
CHINA, JAPAN, SINGAPORE, THAILAND, MALAYSIA, AND INDIA - 
ACCOMPANIED FATHER ON OFFICIAL TRAVEL. 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (ADVANCED LEVEL) 
EXAMINATION, ANANDA COLLEGE, COLOMBO; 2003 
CURRENTLY- FIRST YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT AT FACULTY OF 
MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: SINHALA 
ENGL-READ: 3 
ENGL-SPEAK: 3 
ENGL-COMP: 3 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
THIS NOMINATION IS IN SUPPORT OF MPP GOAL ON "DEMOCRATIC 
SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES" 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ANGELA GEMZA 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
DESPITE MR. CHUTURA SENARATNE'S RELATIVELY YOUNG AGE, HE 
HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD AS AN ACCOMPLISHED LEADER AND 
ADVOCATE IN CIVIC AFFAIRS.  HE IS A FIRST YEAR MEDICAL 
STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO AND IS HEAVILY 
INVOLVED IN ORGANIZING PRIVATE GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO 
NEEDY STUDENTS.  OUTSIDE OF THE UNIVERSITY, MR. SENARATNE 
IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE KALUTARA DI