US embassy cable - 02COLOMBO2103

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 002103 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/P-ALISON MOYLAN/AZZA MOUNIB ZAKI, 
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 NOMINATION FOR 
MRP ON "MULTICULTURALISM IN A DOMOCRATIC SOCIETY": 
APRIL 24-MAY 15, 2003 
PROJECT NUMBER: E/VP-2003-0023 
 
REF: (A) COLOMBO 01899, (B) STATE 128015, (C) STATE 
 
50054 
 
1. POST NOMINATES MS. SHEVANTHI JAYASURIYA, HEAD, 
COMMUNICATIONS UNIT, PEACE SECRETARIAT OF SRI LANKA, 
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: 65 
USIA-PROJ-NO: E/VP-2003-0023 
PROJ-NAME: Multi-Culturalism in a Democratic Society - 
April 24 - May 15, 2003 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2003 
DEPART-POST: 04/22/2003 
SESSION-DATE: 04/24/2003 
RETURN-POST: 05/18/2003 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 8 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP strategic goal on 
"PEACE PROCESS" 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
USIA-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: Social Systems 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: Ms. 
F-NAME: Shevanthi 
M-NAME: Nimalka 
L-NAME: JAYASURIYA 
SUFFIX: 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace 
M-ADDR2: Process, Level 10 
M-ADDR3: West Tower, World Trade Centre 
M-CITY: Colombo 1 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (94-1) 388-709 
M-FAX: (94-75) 556-389 
M-EMAIL: 
M-CNTRY-ID: CE 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 06/22/1964 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: Kandy 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Head, Communications Unit, Peace Secretariat of Sri 
Lanka, July 2002- to date 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Director/General Manager, Merchant Securities and 
Financial Services Ltd. (a subsidiary of the Maharaja 
Group), June 2001- to date 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
April 1999-April 2000 - Group General Manager- Public 
Affairs, Maharaja Group 
Jan. 1997-March 1999 - Director - Marketing and 
Operations, MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd. 
Jan. 1994-December 1995 - Director- Marketing and 
Sales, MTN Networks (Pvt) Ltd. 
Jan. 1993-December 1994 - Director - Marketing  MTV 
Channel (Pvt) Ltd. 
Jan. 1989-December 1992 - Director, Royal Jordanian 
Airlines, Sri Lanka 
Jan. 1986-December 1988 - Cabin Crew, Air Lanka 
Dec. 1984-January 1985 - Management Trainee, Air Lanka 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
1991, 1992 - Hawaii - for a holiday 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
Master of Business Administration in Business Finance, 
University of Hull, U.K., 1996 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
Does not consume red meats 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: Sinhala 
ENGL-READ: 4 
ENGL-SPEAK: 4 
ENGL-COMP: 4 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP strategic goal on 
"Peace Process" 
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: Stephen Holgate 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
As the head of the Communications Unit for the Peace 
Secretariat of Sri Lanka, Miss Jayasuriya holds an 
 
SIPDIS 
important position that will be critical to the 
Secretariat's ability to gain and maintain public 
 
SIPDIS 
confidence.  She would be charged with the preparation 
of a coherent communication strategy for the Sri Lankan 
Government in relation to the peace process.  An IV 
program that will give her wider exposure to U.S. 
organizations working on public information campaigns 
would strengthen her public communication skills and 
further Sri Lanka's peace efforts.  This would enable 
her to work out an effective strategy to educate and 
inform the people of Sri Lanka and other stakeholders 
on the complexity and problems likely to be faced 
during the peace process. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: Public Affairs 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: Yes 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 96 
PERSON-ID: 100 
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 
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END NOMINATION: 
 
3. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE OF THESE NOMINATIONS. 
WILLS