US embassy cable - 02COLOMBO2095

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 COLOMBO 002095 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/G/N-ALICE SHIFFLETT; SA/PD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO, OEXC - Exchanges 
SUBJECT: FY-2003 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATIONS FOR 
THE REGIONAL PROJECT FOR SOUTH ASIA ON "FEDERALISM": 
JANUARY 13-21, 2003 
 
REF: (A) COLOMBO 01899, (B) STATE 32608, 
 
(C) RSANDANAYAKE/ASHIFFLETT E-MAIL OF 10/09/02 
 
1. POST NOMINATES MR. MUDDIYAPPU REMADIOUS, ATTORNEY- 
AT-LAW, CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT; AND 
DR. DAYALAN AMBALAVANAR, CIVIL ACTIVIST, AND SENIOR 
LECTURER IN SURGERY, UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA; FOR 
PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 
 
2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: 
EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB 
VERSION: 3.0.0 
POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS  Colombo 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929 
EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA 
START NOMINATION: 
USIA-OFFICE: E/VGN 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 61 
USIA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: Federalism - January 13-31, 2003 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2003 
DEPART-POST: 01/11/2003 
SESSION-DATE: 01/13/2003 
RETURN-POST: 02/02/2003 
NO-OF-PART: 2 
RANK-ORDER: 1 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP strategic goals of 
"Regional Stability" and "Democracy" 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
USIA-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: Federalism/U.S. Government 
 
3A. MR. MUDDIYAPPU REMADIOUS 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: Muddiyappu 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: REMADIOUS 
SUFFIX: 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: 6 Aloe Avenue 
M-ADDR2: 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Colombo 3 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (94-1) 820-467 
M-FAX: 
M-EMAIL: 
M-CNTRY-ID: CE 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 12/31/1967 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: Jaffna 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Legal Officer, Center for Human Rights and Development, 
September, 1998- to date 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
Legal Officer, Institute of Human Rights, Colombo 
Six-month internship program at Center for Study of 
Human Rights, University of Colombo 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
No 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
Bachelor of Laws, University of Colombo 
Attorney-at-Law, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka 
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: Tamil 
ENGL-READ: 4 
ENGL-SPEAK: 4 
ENGL-COMP: 4 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: Sinhala 
OTHER-LANG-ID: SI 
READ: 4 
SPEAK: 4 
COMP: 4 
END OTHER-LANGS: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP strategic goals of 
"Regional Stability" and "Democracy" 
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: Joe Novak 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Mr. Remadious is a human rights attorney who appears 
mostly for the victims of the long-drawn conflict in 
Sri Lanka.  He is an advocate for a peaceful resolution 
to the conflict.  In many fora, 'Federalism' is 
suggested as a lasting solution to the conflict and, 
therefore, it will be beneficial to provide Mr. 
Ramadious with an exposure to the American system of 
government and the role it plays in protecting human 
rights. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: Political 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: Yes 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 90 
PERSON-ID: 95 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CE 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CE 
RES-CNTRY-ID: CE 
FIRST-LANG-ID: TC 
E-I-TYPE-ID: 
NOM-POST-ID: 2929 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
NOM-STATUS: N 
END BIO: 
 
3B. DR. DAYALAN AMBALAVANAR 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: Dr. 
F-NAME: Dayalan 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: AMBALAVANAR 
SUFFIX: 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Jaffna Teaching Hospital 
M-ADDR2: 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Jaffna 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: 
M-FAX: 
M-EMAIL: 
M-CNTRY-ID: CE 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 05/12/1953 
MAR-STAT: U 
BIRTH-CITY: Jaffna 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Civil Activist; Senior Lecturer in Surgery, University 
of Jaffna, 1997- to date 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Consultant (teaching), Jaffna hospital 
President, Jaffna General Hospital Development 
Association 
Member, Medical Board of the Church of South India 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
Tralee General Hospital, Ireland, 1995-97 
Sri Lanka Health Services, Green Memorial Hospital, 
Manipay, 1983-87 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
No 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - Christian 
Medical College, Velore, South India - 1982 
Postgraduate training in U.K., 1987 
Worked at the Colchester General Hospital and the 
George Elliot Hospital in Nuneaton 
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, 1993 
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: Tamil 
ENGL-READ: 4 
ENGL-SPEAK: 4 
ENGL-COMP: 4 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP strategic goals of 
"Regional Stability" and "Democracy" 
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: Ambassador Ashley Wills 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Dr. Ambalavanar is a civil activist who sincerely wants 
peace and strikes as a reasonable person able to 
entertain different points of view.  Frankly his 
sympathies lie with the Tigers but not because of their 
tactics but because of their goal of defending Tamil 
rights.  Dr. Ambalavanar has been "discovered" by 
various peace groups and recently traveled to 
Switzerland to participate in a conference on Sri 
Lanka's future.  He thus has had exposure 
internationally, but has never been to the United 
States.  Post certainly thinks he will be a very 
prominent person in Jaffna post-peace.  For the latter 
reason, we believe it would be wise for us to invest in 
him by sending him to the United States and exposing 
him to our open society. 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: AMB 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: Yes 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 91 
PERSON-ID: 72 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CE 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CE 
RES-CNTRY-ID: CE 
FIRST-LANG-ID: TC 
E-I-TYPE-ID: 
NOM-POST-ID: 2929 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
NOM-STATUS: N 
END BIO: 
END NOMINATION: 
 
3. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE OF THESE NOMINATIONS. 
WILLS