Jaliya Wickramasuriya
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Jaliya Wickramasuriya is a Sri Lankan businessman who currently serves as Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United States
and Mexico
. He has served as Ambassador since July 28, 2008. Wickramasuriya previously served as Consul General of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Los Angeles, California.
He was the Managing Director of family-run Ceylon Royal Tea a tea exporting firm in Sri Lanka, after having experienced as a "Tea Tester" in a private company.
Both Jaliya Wickramasuriya and Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
were immigrants in the United States when Mahinda Rajapakse was elected President of Sri Lanka in 2005. After being elected, President Mahinda Rajapakse appointed Gothabaya Rajapakse as Defence Secretary of Sri Lanka and Jaliya Wickremasuriya as Consul General of Sri Lanka in Los Angeles.
Wickramasuriya has launched several new bilateral initiatives between Sri Lanka and the United States. He has also organized multiple trips to Sri Lanka for American companies.
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. He has served as Ambassador since July 28, 2008. Wickramasuriya previously served as Consul General of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Los Angeles, California.
He was the Managing Director of family-run Ceylon Royal Tea a tea exporting firm in Sri Lanka, after having experienced as a "Tea Tester" in a private company.
Both Jaliya Wickramasuriya and Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
Lieutenant Colonel Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, RWP, RSP, psc, GR is a retired officer of the Sri Lanka Army and the current Defence Secretary of Sri Lanka. After serving through the early parts of the country's civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels, he retired from the Army in 1992...
were immigrants in the United States when Mahinda Rajapakse was elected President of Sri Lanka in 2005. After being elected, President Mahinda Rajapakse appointed Gothabaya Rajapakse as Defence Secretary of Sri Lanka and Jaliya Wickremasuriya as Consul General of Sri Lanka in Los Angeles.
Wickramasuriya has launched several new bilateral initiatives between Sri Lanka and the United States. He has also organized multiple trips to Sri Lanka for American companies.
See also
- List of Sri Lankan non-career diplomats
- Heads of missions from Sri Lanka
- Tea production in Sri LankaTea production in Sri LankaTea production in Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, is of high importance to the Sri Lankan economy and the world market. The country is the world's fourth largest producer of tea and the industry is one of the country's main sources of foreign exchange and a significant source of income for laborers,...