Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe met with Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA-06) on  15 May 2025 at the Congressman’s office in the Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

The discussion focused on matters of mutual interest to Sri Lanka and the United States, and the Ambassador provided Congressman Bera with updates on recent developments in Sri Lanka.

Congressman Bera is a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and serves on the Subcommittee on South and Central Asia.

Ambassador Samarasinghe was accompanied by Chathuri Perera, Head of Chancery, and Commodore Dumindu Abeywickrema, Defence Attache, during the meeting.