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
Ambassador Samarasinghe Meets D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser at City Hall in the John Wilson Building.
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
Ambassador Samarasinghe graces the 'Sri Lanka Day' organized by the Sri Lanka Association of Washington D.C.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington D.C. hosts a Mediation Programme in collaboration with Mahamevnawa Meditation Center in Greater Washington D.C.
Ms. Achila Perera performing at the tourism promotional event in association with Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide
Ambassador Samarasinghe with Acting Under Secretary for Political Affairs of the U.S. Department of State John Bass and Foreign Secretary, Mrs.Aruni Wijewardane at 5th US-SL Partnership Dialogue - 2024
Felicitation ceremony to mark the 75th birth anniversary and 65 years of monkhood of the Ven. Maharagama Dhammasiri Nayaka Thero of the Washington Buddhist Vihara
Ambassador Samarasinghe with President & CEO of the USTOA, Terry Dale at reception and dinner for the US Tour Operators Association to promote Sri Lanka as a key tourist destination
Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington DC hosts a tourism promotional event in association with Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide
Ambassador Samarasinghe addressing at the International Club of DC.
The Embassy showcased the main tourist attractions of the country through a vivid photographic exhibition.
Ceylon Bera performing in the Tourism Promotional Event to USTOA.
Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe meets Ambassador Carmen Moreno Toscano - 2023
Sri Lanka Embassy open house in Washington D. C. joining Passport D. C. 2024
Ambassador Samarasinghe Inaugurates Exhibition by Deaf Sri Lankan Artists
Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington DC hosts preparatory meeting in commemoration of this year’s Vesak at the White House-2024
On 07 February 2025, at the invitation of the President of Randolph College, Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe participated in a captivating cultural event as part of The Movement Rhizome: Quillian International Symposium on Sri Lanka. The symposium held from 05-10 February 2025, explored Sri Lanka’s culture, history, and resilience through performances, workshops, and academic discussions.
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.
