US embassy cable - 03COLOMBO1132

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 COLOMBO 001132 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR SUSAN LOCKWOOD/ AZZA MOUNIB-ZAKI; 
INFO: 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 
MRP ON "U.S.TRADE POLICY AND THE WORLD ECONOMY": 
APRIL 8-29, 2004 
PROJECT NUMBER: E/VP-2004-0019 
 
REF: (A) STATE 96276, (B) COLOMBO 0676 
 
1. POST NOMINATES MS. GOTHAMI INDIKADAHENA, DEPUTY 
DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE, 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 
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ECA-OFFICE: E/VP 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 93 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VP-2004-0019 
PROJ-NAME: U.S. Trade Policy and the World Economy - 
April 8-29, 2004 
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PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Group Projects 
FY: 2004 
DEPART-POST: 04/06/2004 
SESSION-DATE: 04/08/2004 
RETURN-POST: 05/02/2004 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 10 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goal on "Economic 
Policy and Security" 
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ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1027 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: MRP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 31 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2929 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: Trade 
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PREFIX: Mrs 
F-NAME: Gothami 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: INDIKADAHENA 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Department of Commerce 
M-ADDR2: 4th Floor, Rakshana Mandiraya Bldg. 
M-ADDR3: Vauxhall Street 
M-CITY: Colombo 2 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: 
M-FAX: (94-1) 330-366 
M-EMAIL: 
M-CNTRY-ID: CE 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 10/10/1962 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Colombo 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Deputy Director of Commerce, September 1999- to date 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
June-December 2002 - Minister Counsellor (Economic and 
Commercial) Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN, 
Geneva, Switzerland 
September 1998-May 2002 - First Secretary (Economic and 
Commercial)  Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN, 
Geneva, Switzerland 
Jan. 1997-August 1998 - Senior Assistant Director of 
Commerce 
Sept. 1993-December 1996 - Consul for Sri Lanka, 
Consulate of Sri Lanka in Mumbai, India 
1988- Aug. 1993 - Assistant Director of Commerce 
1987-88 - Assessor, Department of Inland Revenue 
 
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START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
None 
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START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
 
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START MEMO EDUCATION: 
B.A., University of Peradeniya, 1985 
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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 
Policy and Security" 
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START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
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START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
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START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: Will Avery 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Mrs. Indikadahena has recently returned from an 
assignment with the Sri Lanka Mission at the UN in 
Geneva.  During this period, Mrs. Indikadahena has able 
to actively participated in WTO negotiations and was 
involved in formulating developing country positions. 
She has a strong understanding of WTO laws and 
principles.  Currently, she is assigned to the Commerce 
Department of Sri Lanka as Deputy Director.  She is 
engaged in work related to multilateral issues, 
including WTO negotiations and bilateral trade. 
We hope the experience of meeting a wide cross section 
of US policy makers, visiting institutions of interest, 
and meeting counterparts from around the world will 
broaden her outlook and also give her an understanding 
of US trade policy background.  In particular, due to 
her strong familiarity with developing country issues, 
we expect that an exposure to US trade policy making 
will give her a balanced view of global trade issues. 
Mrs. Indikadahena's participation in this program will 
help to develop better cooperation on trade matters 
including WTO issues, and make progress towards a FTA 
using TIFA discussions. 
 
 
 
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NOM-OFF: ECON 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: Yes 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 127 
PERSON-ID: 131 
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: 0 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 52.1101 
SPONS-FUNDS: 0 
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US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 
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COMMISSION: 0 
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VIS-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-CAT: 5 
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3. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOMINATION. 
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