US- Sri Lanka celebrate 50 years of DPL ties
[14 Dec 2000]

Foreign Affairs Mister Lakshman Kadirgamar and US Ambassador Ashley Wills jointly unveiled the plaque to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and the United States at the US Embassy premis. 


The United States and Sri Lanka mark 50 years of diplomatic relationship, this year. Foreign Affairs Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar and American Ambassador Ashley Wills jointly unveiled a plaque to mark the occasion at the American Embassy premises, yesterday.

The relationship between the two countries goes a long way dating back to the arrival of American missionaries to Sri Lanka in the 1800's.

The Minister further said that there are many other connections between the two countries. The first American ship came to the Galle port in 1850, he said. 

The Ambassador noted in his speech that both the countries went through historic changes within this period and the bilateral relations have improved over the years.

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