US embassy cable - 02COLOMBO2104

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 COLOMBO 002104 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/P-ISABELLE ZSOLDOS/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 "U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM": MAY 1-22, 2003 
PROJECT NUMBER: E/VP-2003-0024 
 
REF: (A) COLOMBO 01899, (B) STATE 127901, (C) STATE 
 
50054 
 
1. POST NOMINATES MS. ALIKIE ISMAIL, ASSISTANT 
SECRETARY-GENERAL/FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, CEYLON CHAMBER 
 
SIPDIS 
OF COMMERCE, 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: 60 
USIA-PROJ-NO: E/VP-2003-0024 
PROJ-NAME: U.S. Financial System - May 1-22, 2003 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2003 
DEPART-POST: 04/28/2003 
SESSION-DATE: 11/14/2002 
RETURN-POST: 05/25/2003 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 4 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
This project is in support of MPP strategic goal on 
"Open Markets" 
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: Finance 
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PREFIX: Ms. 
F-NAME: Alikie 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: Ismail 
SUFFIX: 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Ceylon Chamber of Commerce 
M-ADDR2: Navam Mawatha 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Colombo 2 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (94-1) 328-880 
M-FAX: 
M-EMAIL: 
M-CNTRY-ID: CE 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 05/13/1966 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Colombo 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Senior Assistant Secretary-General/Financial 
Controller, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), 1998-to 
date 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
1993- to date served in various positions at CCC 
1998- to date - Senior Assistant Secretary-General, CCC 
1997 - Financial Controller/Assistant Secretary- 
General, CCC 
1996 - Financial Controller/Assistant Secretary, CCC 
1993-95 - Accountant, CCC 
1992-93 - Accountant, Tea Tang Limited 
1990-92 - Accountant, Muller and Phipps 
1987-90 - Accountant, Colombo Hilton Hotel 
1986-87 -Accountant, Hotel Ceylon Intercontinental 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
August 2000 - Boston - Holiday 
April 1999 - in transit to Mexico 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Management 
Accountants, 1994 
Reading for MBA, Postgraduate Institute of Management, 
University of Sri Jayewardenepura 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
Does not consume beef or pork 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: Tamil 
ENGL-READ: 5 
ENGL-SPEAK: 5 
ENGL-COMP: 5 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: Sinhala 
OTHER-LANG-ID: SI 
READ: 5 
SPEAK: 5 
COMP: 5 
END OTHER-LANGS: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP strategic goal on 
"Open Markets" 
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: Richard Byess 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Ms. Ismail, an accountant by profession, represents the 
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), which is the oldest 
and apex chamber in Sri Lanka.  Ms. Ismail has been 
with the CCC for eight years, held many positions and 
assumed the post of Senior Assistant Secretary- 
General/Financial Controller in 1998. 
Other than the function as a Financial Controller, Ms. 
Ismail has been involved in conceptualizing and 
implementing many programs.  Ms. Ismail is actively 
involved in the Industrial Association and many 
services related activities of the CCC.  She also 
handles the taxation, finance, banking, capital markets 
and insurance, and business ethics and governance sub- 
committees of the CCC. 
Ms. Ismail has excellent future prospects.  She is 
tipped to become the Secretary-General of the CCC very 
soon and will be the first time a woman who will head a 
prominent chamber in Sri Lanka.  Ms. Ismail has no 
previous training or work experience in the U.S.  The 
IV program on U.S. Financial System will provide a good 
opportunity for Ms. Ismail to sharpen her skills and 
gain wider exposure to the world economy to serve the 
business community and act a catalyst of economic 
growth. 
 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: USAID 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 88 
PERSON-ID: 65 
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