US vows development and humanitarian assistance

The U.S. Government will continue to provide development and humanitarian assistance to improve lives and futures in Sri Lanka, U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Atul Keshap has said.

The observation was made while speaking at the National Conference on Public Private Partnerships (PPP).

He further said that, “to date, the U.S. Government has provided more than $2 billion to Sri Lanka, for projects in such diverse fields, as agriculture, environment and natural resources, health, education, business and trade, good governance, and humanitarian assistance.

By providing training and capacity building in the areas of public private partnerships and electronic government procurement we will be helping to create a stronger PPP enabling environment which will encourage future private sector involvement in PPPs.

In closing, I would like to thank the organizers for their work in arranging this conference and the participants for taking time out of their busy schedules to be a part of it. This is a wonderful opportunity to share the latest knowledge, experience and best practices.

I hope that you find this conference both enlightening and useful. I look forward to meeting many of you and engaging in further discussions that will help us all to continue to promote PPPs in Sri Lanka.”