US envoy in Sri Lanka focuses on problems of upcountry families
The US American Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, during a recent visit, met with upcountry families and discussed with them the economic and political obstacles they face, better housing, education, and opportunities to improve their livelihoods and their expectations.
“This morning, I met with Hill Country families (many of whom have ties to the region going back 200 years) to hear directly about the economic and political obstacles they face and their aspirations for better housing, education, and opportunities to improve their livelihood,” the Ambassador tweeted.
The Ambassador is on a special visit to Nuwara Eliya and has met several people from all walks of life.
During the visit she announced that the US Embassy in Sri Lanka will expand the US State Department’s English Access Micro scholarship program to provide two years of free after-school English language instruction to youth of diverse backgrounds in Nuwara Eliya.
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