USAID Director signals surge in development assistance to SL
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US Ambassador Atul Keshap (right) swears in Dr. Andrew
Sisson (left) as
the new USAID Mission Director to Sri Lanka and the
Maldives. |
Signaling a surge in US development assistance for Sri Lanka, the
newly-arrived Dr. Andrew Sisson assumed duties last week as the US
Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director to Sri
Lanka and the Maldives.
US Ambassador Atul Keshap administered the oath of office in the
presence of his wife Karen Levine and the entire USAID mission at the
Embassy of the United States of America.
"We are fortunate to have Dr. Sisson manage US foreign assistance to
Sri Lanka at a time of unprecedented partnerships and cooperation in
US-Sri Lankan relations," said Ambassador Keshap.
"His leadership and deep experience managing USAID programs around
the world will allow us to effectively expand our assistance to ever
more people in Sri Lanka and Maldives,"he said.
Dr. Sisson's assignment as Mission Director corresponds to an
increase of USAID staff at the Embassy to manage the rapid growth in the
U.S. government's development assistance to Sri Lanka, which will total
approximately Rs. 8.7 billion ($60 million) for fiscal years 2015-2016.
"The United States enjoys and benefits from a long and broad
relationship with Sri Lanka and Maldives," said Dr. Sisson. |
