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USAID Director signals surge in development assistance to SL


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.

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