US embassy cable - 03COLOMBO488

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 COLOMBO 000488 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/P-ISABELLE ZSOLDOS/DEBORAH THOMPSON, 
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 
SA/RP ON "WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT": APRIL 14-MAY 2, 
2003 
 
 
PROJECT NUMBER: 
 
REF: ASHIFFLETT/BALOHOF E-MAIL OF 3/6/03 
 
1. POST NOMINATES MR. J.W.M. RANJITH THOMAS SEIMON, 
DIRECTOR (ENGINEERING), MINISTRY OF IRRIGATION, FOR 
PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 
 
2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: 
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VERSION: 3.0.5 
POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.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: 79 
ECA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: SA-RP: Water Resources Management - April 
14-May 2, 2003 
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PROJ-TYPE: Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2003 
DEPART-POST: 04/12/2003 
SESSION-DATE: 04/14/2003 
RETURN-POST: 05/04/2003 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 1 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goal on "Economic 
Development" 
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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: Environment 
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PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: J. W.M. 
M-NAME: Ranjith Thomas 
L-NAME: SEIMON 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 114 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Ministry of Irrigation 
M-ADDR2: 500 T.B. Jayah Mawatha 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Colombo 10 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (94-1) 687-348 
M-FAX: (94-1) 687-141 
M-EMAIL: imbulana@eureka.lk 
M-CNTRY-ID: CE 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 11/03/1050 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Colombo 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Director (Engineering), Ministry of Irrigation, April 
2002- to date 
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START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
June 1997-March 2002 - Deputy Director (Engineering) 
Ministry of Irrigation 
1996-May 1997 - Chief Irrigatiaon Engineer, Regional 
Development and Construction Branch, Department of 
Irrigation 
September 1982-December 1995 - Worked as Irrigation 
Engineering in various branches of the Department of 
Irrigation 
1976-August 1982 - Technical Assistant, Forest 
Department 
1972-75 - Assistant Foreman, State Development and 
Construction Corporation 
 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
 
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START MEMO EDUCATION: 
Civil Engineering Degree, Institution of Engineers, Sri 
Lanka, 1982 
Civil Engineering (Charter) Institution of Engineers, 
Sri Lanka, 1986 
Mastaer's Degree in Hydrology, University of Roorkee, 
India, 1992 
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START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
 
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START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
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FIRST-LANG: Sinhala 
ENGL-READ: 4 
ENGL-SPEAK: 4 
ENGL-COMP: 4 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goal on "Economic 
Development" 
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START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
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START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: Bruce A. Lohof 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Mr. Seimon is the Director (Engineering) of the 
Ministry of Irrigation.  His duties include assisting 
the Ministry Secretary in advising the Minister on 
formulation of irrigation policy matters, coordination 
of activities of the Irrigation Department which is the 
institution providing irrigation facilities to the 
farmer community.  Activities include formulation of 
Water Resources Development Projects comprising of 
investigations, designs and water balance studies and 
Water Resources Management. 
In additon, Mr. Seimon serves in the Technical 
Evaluation Committee to evaluate Environmental Impact 
Assessment of Irrigation and Water Resources 
Development Projects. 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: Public Affairs Section 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 112 
PERSON-ID: 113 
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 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 14.0805 
SPONS-FUNDS: 0 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: DOS 
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 8500 
USGOVT-AGENCY2: 
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 
INTL-ORG1: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0 
INTL-ORG2: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0 
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0 
COMMISSION: 0 
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-CAT: 5 
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3. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOMINATIONC. 
WILLS