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2007 Press Releases

  1. January 09 - US Ambassador in Kandy condemns attacks on buses
  2. January 25 - U.S. Marines in Sri Lanka Carry on a Proud Tradition of Charitable Giving
  3. February 07 - US Supports Modernizing Voter Registry
  4. February 25 - Landmarks of New York Photo Exhibition Opens in Sri Lanka
  5. March 05, 2007 - U.S. & Sri Lanka sign Mutual Services Pact
  6. March 08, 2007 - U.S. Recognizes Sri Lanka’s Woman of Courage
  7. March 14, 2007 - Southern Illinois University Provides English Teacher Training at BCIS
  8. March 14, 2007 - U.S. Grants Rs. 51 Million to Develop Petroleum Exploration Regulations
  9. March 15, 2007- USAID Rehabilitates 39 Tsunami Damaged Schools
  10. March 26, 2007 - USAID-Supported ‘Coastal Rising’ from YATV Shows Positive Side of Tsunami Response
  11. April 03, 2007 - U.S. Working with INGOs to Eliminate the Threat of Landmines in Sri Lanka
  12. April 05, 2007 - US-Supported Ceramics Research Center
  13. April 5, 2007 - USAID Official: ‘Good to See Humanitarian Community Coming Together’ for Displaced
  14. April 23, 2007 - US Documents How Sri Lankan Firms Can Teach the World a Lesson in Business
  15. April 26, 2007 - Leader of American Branch of Sri Lankan Terrorist Group Arrested and Charged with Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization
  16. April 30, 2007 - USAID Director: ‘IT Job Growth Depends on Collaboration’
  17. May 15, 2007 - Ampara and Batticaloa Districts to Receive Four Vocational Schools in $4.6 Million Construction From USAID
  18. May 23, 2007 - Blake:  USAID Vocational Schools Project Will Help Provide ‘Good Paying Jobs in Key Sectors’
  19. May 23, 2007 - U.S. Declares Emergency in Maldives,Donates Health and Sanitation Funds
  20. June 07, 2007 - U.S. Opens First of 25 ‘Last Mile’ Centers
  21. June 07, 2007 - USAID Disability Program Lifts Local Services to International Standards
  22. June 08, 2007 - The United States condemns the forced removal of Tamils
  23. June 11, 2007 - U.S. Supports ‘Safe, Dignified Return’ of IDPs: Disaster assistance director notes ‘improvements in resettlement process’
  24. June 12, 2007 - The United States Estimates 800,000 Victims Trafficked Among Nations
  25. June 22, 2007 - A ‘New Beginning for Vocational Education’ in Sri Lanka
  26. July 05, 2007 - USAID Supports Anti-Corruption Plan
  27. 10 July, 2007 - Two Sri Lanka Air Force Cadets Gain Admission to United States Air Force Academy
  28. July 12, 2007 - USAID Boosts Sri Lanka’s Rubber Sector
  29. July 13, 2007 - USAID Supports Sri Lanka’s Small Business Community
  30. July 28, 2007 - National Anti-Corruption Plan Unveiled at USAID- Supported Conference
  31. July 25, 2007 - USAID Sponsors Symposium on Leading Practices in Local Governance
  32. August 01, 2007 - Contract Signing for the Pottuvil Water Supply System
  33. August 02, 2007 - U.S. Participates in One-Day Shramadana to Celebrate Renovated Libraries
  34. August 08, 2007 - U.S. Treasury Completes Capacity Building Mission
  35. August 17, 2007 - U.S. Restores Eastern Markets as Economic and Social Centers
  36. August 21, 2007 - USAID Partners with Red Cross for Water System Project in East
  37. August 21, 2007 - Military Law Program fosters exchange between American and Sri Lankan military justice experts
  38. August 23, 2007 - U.S.-Supported Educational and Vocational Training Program Provides Youth with Skills for Good Jobs
  39. August 24, 2007 - USAID Matara Market Restoration Project Helps Build Better Businesses
  40. 05 September, 2007 - USAID Helps Open Model Spice Processing and Training Center
  41. September 12, 2007 - U.S. Air Force Medical teams work alongside their Sri Lankan colleagues to help people in the East
  42. September 14, 2007 - U.S. Provides another $2 million for IDP Relief Assistance from American people tops $10 million for 2007
  43. September 19, 2007 - USAID Provides US$14 million Food Donation through WFP for Conflict -Displaced Sri Lankans
  44. September 28, 2007 - U.S.  Diversity Visa Lottery Now Open
  45. October 23, 2007 - Business Seminar Highlights Software Piracy Concerns in Sri Lanka
  46. October 18, 2007 - U.S. Teams with IOM and Sri Lankan Government to Help Combat Human Trafficking
  47. November 02, 2007 - American Hip-Hop arrives in Sri Lanka via Broadway
  48. November 08, 2007 - U.S. Government Enhances Sri Lanka’s Maritime Security Capability
  49. November 15, 2007 - Tamils Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) Designated under Executive Order 13224
  50. November 21, 2007 - USAID Partners with Microsoft to Unleash Lanka’s ‘Unlimited Potential’ in IT
  51. November 29, 2007 - USAID Seeks Dairy Industry Solutions
  52. December 06, 2007 - U.S. Embassies worldwide to upgrade biometric technology to issue visas
  53. December 11, 2007 - Mano Ganesan First Runner-up for U.S. Human Rights Award
  54. December 17, 2007 - Application Fees for Non-Immigrant Visas to Increase on January 1, 2008
  55. December 19, 2007 - President George W. Bush sends Eid al-Adha Greetings to the Muslim Community in Sri Lanka.
  56. December 21, 2007 - U.S. Government-funded Vocational Training Center Opens in Ambalangoda
  57. December 21, 2007 - U.S. Medical And Military Teams Work With Maldivian Colleagues To Build Capacity And Goodwill
  58. December 28, 2007 - USAID and HELLENIC AID Join Together to Help Tsunami-Affected Trincomalee