Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Sri Lanka and the United States (1948-2023)
Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe meets US President Joe Biden at the White House Oval Office on the 13th of June 2022.
Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe meets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken - 16th June 2022
H.E. Mahinda Samarasinghe Assumed Duties as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States - 02 December 2021
Former US Coast Guard cutter “Sherman” gifted to Sri Lanka arrives at the Port of Colombo - 12 May 2019
Commemoration of 75 years of Sri Lanka - U. S. Diplomatic Relations at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington D. C. - 2023
Performance by Jananath Warakagoda and his team for the Commemoration of 75 years of Sri Lanka - U. S. Diplomatic Relations - 2023
Performance by Jananath Warakagoda and his team for the Commemoration of 75 years of Sri Lanka - U. S. Diplomatic Relations - 2023
Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe addresses the member of the Cosmos Club and invitees - 2023
Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington D. C. commemorates Colonel Henry Steel Olcott - 2023
Embassy of Sri Lanka honours the Most Venerable (Dr.) Henepola Gunarathana Nayake Maha Thero for 55 years of religious and social service in the USA - 2023
Embassy of Sri Lanka honours the Most Venerable (Dr.) Henepola Gunarathana Nayake Maha Thero for 55 years of religious and social service in the USA - 2023
The Ves Ceremony and Pahim Path Mangalya held at the Embassy premises showcasing Sri Lankan Traditional Dance - 2023
Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington D. C. celebrates Sinhala and Tamil New Year 2023
Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington D. C. celebrates Sinhala and Tamil New Year 2023
Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe and staff of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington D. C. meets with Sri Lankan Association members - 2023
Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe hosts Iftar dinner with the participation of Muslim of Sri Lankan origin - 2023
Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe meets Ambassador Carmen Moreno Toscano - 2023
Sri Lanka Embassy open house in Washington D. C. joining Passport D. C. 2023
Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe addresses the first cohort of Peace Corps Volunteers leaving for Sri Lanka - 2023
Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe addresses the prestigious University Club of the City of Washington D. C. - 2023
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the United States, in collaboration with the International Club of DC, hosted a vibrant evening reception on 6th September 2024 at the Embassy premises in Washington D.C., promoting Sri Lanka as a key tourist and investment destination among US nationals during the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere. Members of the Club and special invitees attended the event.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington D.C. celebrated Christmas on Saturday, 17 December 2022 at the chancery premises whilst streamed live via zoom and Facebook.
Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe extended his seasonal greetings to the audience both attended virtually and in person and recalled the milestones that Sri Lanka Embassy achieved during the year 2022 whilst acknowledging the in-kind assistance provided by the International Non-Government Organizations in the US in coordination with the Embassy. During his speech, Ambassador Samarasinghe enunciated that Christmas is the time to forge bonds of brotherhood and sisterhood and Sri Lanka is a multi-religious, multi-lingual and multi-ethnic society and nothing exemplifies this multicultural diversity more than the season of goodwill, peace and harmony.
Msgnr. John Paul Pedrera, representing the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington D.C. stressed that the universality of the message of Christmas was unity among all peoples of the world following the invoking of blessings to the audience.
The United States of America with the concurrence of the Government of Sri Lanka has appointed Ms. Julie J. Chung as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Sri Lanka based in Colombo. She has presented credentials to H.E. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka on 25 February 2022 at 4.00 p.m. at the President’s House, Colombo 01.
