US embassy cable - 02COLOMBO2172

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 002172 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/G/N-ASHIFFLETT; SA/PD 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO, OEXC - Exchanges 
SUBJECT: FY-2003 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM: SRI 
LANKAN NOMINATION FOR SA/RP ON "WOMEN AS LEADERS IN 
THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS": 
JULY 28-AUGUST 15, 2003 
 
REF: (A) STATE 32608, (B) COLOMBO 01899 
 
1. POST NOMINATES DR. (MS.) NELUKA SILVA, SENIOR 
LECTURER AND HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY 
OF COLOMBO, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 
 
2. PART I OF NOMINEE'S BIO DATA 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: 71 
USIA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: Women as Leaders in the Public and 
Private Sectors - July 28 - August 15, 2003 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: Sub-Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2003 
DEPART-POST: 07/26/2003 
SESSION-DATE: 07/28/2003 
RETURN-POST: 08/17/2003 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 13 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goals on 
"Regional Stability," "Democracy," and "Mutual 
Understanding." 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
USIA-OFFICE-ID: 1039 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: SRP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2929 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: Women's Rights 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: Ms. 
F-NAME: Neluka 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: SILVA 
SUFFIX: 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Department of English 
M-ADDR2: University of Colombo 
M-ADDR3: Reid Avenue 
M-CITY: Colombo 7 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (94-1) 500-438 
M-FAX: 
M-EMAIL: 
M-CNTRY-ID: CE 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 03/23/1966 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Colombo 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Senior Lecturer and Head, Department of English, 
University of Colombo, June 2001- to date 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Consultant and Editor, Social Scientists' 
Association of Sri Lanka, Since 1997 to date 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
1997-2001 - Lecturer, Department of English, 
University of Colombo 
1989-93 - Researcher, International Centre for 
Ethnic Studies 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
BA (Hons) in English (Second Class Upper) University 
of Colombo, 1992 
PhD in English, University of Leeds, UK, 1997 
Advanced Diploma in Peace and Conflict Resolution, 
Dept. of Peace and Conflict Resolution, Uppsala 
University, Sweden, 2002 
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: 4 
ENGL-SPEAK: 4 
ENGL-COMP: 4 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP strategic goals 
on "Regional Stability," "Democracy," and "Mutual 
Understanding." 
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: 
Although Dr. Silva is the Head of the Department of 
English at the University of Colombo, her interests 
run beyond the field of English.  She is the 
consultant and editor of the Social Scientists' 
Association and also works closely with the Regional 
Centre for  Strategic Studies, and the International 
Centre for Ethnic Studies.  Through these reputed 
organizations Dr. Silva is actively involved with 
peace and conflict resolution, and women's rights. 
Dr. Silva is young and has a long academic career 
ahead of her.  She also has all indications of 
becoming a future leader in activities on peace, 
conflict resolution and women's rights. 
An exposure through the IV program on "Women as 
Leaders in the Public and Private Sectors," would be 
greatly beneficial to her and in return to the Sri 
Lankan society. 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: Public Affairs Section 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: Yes 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 103 
PERSON-ID: 107 
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 
END BIO: 
END NOMINATION: 
 
3. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOMINATION. 
WILLS