Counsellor Thomas Shannon due here tomorrow

Ambassador Thomas Shannon, Counsellor of the Department of State, will make a three-day trip to Sri Lanka from tomorrow till December 16.

Shannon will arrive from Bangladesh after a two-day visit.

He will be accompanied by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia Manpreet Singh Anand.

Ambassador Shannon will meet senior government and parliamentary leaders, business leaders and civil society, besides visiting a USAID-funded livelihoods project in the Eastern Province.

Ambassador Shannon will reaffirm US support for Sri Lanka's reform agenda and explore greater cooperation in development, security, economic growth and regional connectivity.