US embassy cable - 03COLOMBO1040

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 001040 
 
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-2004 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION FOR 
SRP ON "WOMEN AS LEADERS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE 
SECTORS": MARCH 22-APRIL 9, 2004 
PROJECT NUMBER: E/VGN-2004-0020 
 
REF: (A) STATE 079534, (B) COLOMBO 0676 
 
1. POST NOMINATES MS. MOHAMED ALI MUHAMMED ARIFA, 
ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL SECRETARY, DIVISIONAL SECRETARIAT, 
KATTANKUDY, EASTERN PROVINCE, FOR PARTICIPATION IN 
SUBJECT PROJECT. 
 
2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: 
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POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS  Colombo 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929 
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START NOMINATION: 
ECA-OFFICE: E/VGN 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 88 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VGN-2004-0020 
PROJ-NAME: Women as Leaders in the Public and Private 
Sectors - March 22-April 9, 2004 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
 
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PROJ-TYPE: Sub-Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Group Projects 
FY: 2004 
DEPART-POST: 03/20/2004 
SESSION-DATE: 03/22/2004 
RETURN-POST: 04/11/2004 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 7 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goals on 
"Democracy" and "Human Rights" 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1039 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: SRP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 31 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2929 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: Gender & Women's Issues 
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PREFIX: Ms. 
F-NAME: Mohamed 
M-NAME: Ali Muhammed 
L-NAME: ARIFA 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Divisional Secretariat 
M-ADDR2: 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Kattankudy 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (94-65) 46471 
M-FAX: 
M-EMAIL: 
M-CNTRY-ID: CE 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 11/06/1970 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Kattankudy 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Assistant Divisional Secretary, Divisional Secretariat, 
Kattankudy, Eastern Province, November 1970- to date 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
1999 - Graduate Trainee at Agrarian Services Centre, 
Kattankudy, Eastern Province 
1998-99 - Teacher at Al-Hidhaya School, Meeraodai, 
Oddamavadi 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
None 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
B.Sc. in Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, 1997 
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START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
 
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START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
Dietary - Halal 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: Tamil 
ENGL-READ: 4 
ENGL-SPEAK: 3 
ENGL-COMP: 4 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goals on 
"Democracy" and "Human Rights" 
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END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
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START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: Joe Novak 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
As a civil servant Ms. Arifa has proven herself quite 
effective.  She is a very knowledgeable person that 
Mission relies on for particular information on a 
regular basis.  With her ability and dedication she can 
be expected to rise through the civil service ranks and 
eventually fill a leadership role in the Sri Lankan 
government, most likely in one of the more sensitive 
areas such as Kattankudy.  It is in the Mission's 
interest not only to establish a strong link with 
government officials in these sensitive areas, but she 
also provides a direct link to the Muslim community. 
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NOM-OFF: Political 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 123 
PERSON-ID: 127 
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 
DS2019-ACTION: 0 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 
SPONS-FUNDS: 0 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 
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 NOMINATION. 
WILLS