Robert Blake meets President US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake visited the Sri Lankan House in the SAARC village in Thimpu, Bhutan to meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa ahead of the SAARC Summit. Blake who was former US Ambassador to Sri Lanka discussed the recent developments following the Presidential and General Elections in Sri Lanka. Mr Blake led the US observer delegation to the SAARC Summit in Thimpu. He held bilateral talks with the South Asian leaders on the margins of the summit.