Posted on February 7th, 2021
Embassy of Sri Lanka Washington, DC
The
73
rd Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka was celebrated on
4 February at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington D.C., with the
participation of religious dignitaries, representatives from the US State
Department and the Embassy Staff, with the Sri Lankan community and friends of
Sri Lanka across the US joining virtually in view of the prevailing pandemic
related restrictions.
The ceremony commenced with the hoisting of the national flag by Ambassador
Ravinatha Aryasinha, amidst the chanting of seth pirith by the Venerable Maha
Sangha. The National Anthem of Sri Lanka was sung followed by the observance of
Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha called on Overseas Sri Lankans (OSLs) in the US to support economic promotion and strengthen advocacy of Sri Lanka.
He said, while engaging with the US Government and State bodies to advance Sri Lanka’s political, economic, defense and socio-cultural cooperation, the Mission will reach out to all OSLs and seek to upgrade its service to the Community – both directly and in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Consulate in Los Angeles, the Sri Lanka Permanent Mission to the UN in New York, and the Honorary Consuls spread through the country.
Ambassador Aryasinha made this call as he began work on December 14 as Sri Lanka’s Appointed Ambassador to the USA, following multi-religious observances at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington D.C.
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Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 08:48 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 16, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States Ravinatha Aryasinha has called on Overseas Sri Lankans (OSLs) in the US to support economic promotion and strengthen advocacy of Sri Lanka.
The Ambassador said while engaging with the US Government and State bodies to advance Sri Lanka’s political, economic, defense and socio-cultural cooperation, the Mission will reach out to all OSLs and seek to upgrade its service to the Community - both directly and in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Consulate in Los Angeles, the Sri Lanka Permanent Mission to the UN in New York, and the Honorary Consuls spread through the country.