Identifier | Created | Classification | Origin |
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03COLOMBO518 | 2003-03-27 04:26:00 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Colombo |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available. 270426Z Mar 03 |
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 COLOMBO 000518 |
1. GRANTEE SEIMON ACCEPTS INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. HIS COMPLETE BIODATA FOLLOWS: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be : edited except by means of the Post-EVDB software. EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB VERSION: 3.0.5 POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Colombo TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929 EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA START NOMINATION: ECA-OFFICE: E/VGN PROG-AGENCY-NAME: POST-PROJ-ID: 79 ECA-PROJ-NO: PROJ-NAME: SA-RP: Water Resources Management - April 14-May 2, 2003 START MEMO PROJ-DESC: END MEMO PROJ-DESC: PROJ-TYPE: Regional PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor FY: 2003 DEPART-POST: 04/11/2003 SESSION-DATE: 04/14/2003 RETURN-POST: 05/18/2003 NO-OF-PART: 1 RANK-ORDER: 1 START MEMO POST-OBJ: This nomination is in support of MPP goal on "Economic Development" END MEMO POST-OBJ: START MEMO POST-RCMD: END MEMO POST-RCMD: ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1039 PROG-AGENCY-ID: PROJ-TYPE-ID: RP PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2929 FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: STATUS: N ORIGINATOR: P SUBJ-DISC: Environment START BIO: PREFIX: Mr. F-NAME: Mahavidanalage M-NAME: Ranjith T. Seimon L-NAME: JAYAWARDANA WICKRAMARATNA SUFFIX: POSITION-CODE: 114 PRINCIPAL?: Yes M-ADDR1: Ministry of Irrigation M-ADDR2: and Water Management M-ADDR3: 500 T.B. Jayah Mawatha M-CITY: Colombo 10 M-STATE: M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka M-ZONE: M-ZIP: M-PHONE: (94-1) 687-348 M-FAX: (94-1) 687-141 M-EMAIL: imbulana@eureka.lk M-CNTRY-ID: CE M-ADDRTYPE: B GENDER: M DOB: 11/03/1050 MAR-STAT: M BIRTH-CITY: Colombo BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka START MEMO POSITION: Director (Engineering), Ministry of Irrigation, April 2002- to date END MEMO POSITION: START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: June 1997-March 2002 - Deputy Director (Engineering) Ministry of Irrigation 1996-May 1997 - Chief Irrigatiaon Engineer, Regional Development and Construction Branch, Department of Irrigation September 1982-December 1995 - Worked as Irrigation Engineering in various branches of the Department of Irrigation 1976-August 1982 - Technical Assistant, Forest Department 1972-75 - Assistant Foreman, State Development and Construction Corporation END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: START MEMO US-TRAVEL: None END MEMO US-TRAVEL: START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: Taiwan - 1999 (one week) - Attendned a seminar on irrigation Thailand - 1995 (two months) - Attended a training program sponsored by Asian Institute of Technology India - 1991-92 - For Studies Malaysia/Thailand - 1990 (two weeks) - Visited irrigation projects END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: START MEMO EDUCATION: Civil Engineering Degree, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 1982 Civil Engineering (Charter) Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 1986 Master's Degree in Hydrology, University of Roorkee, India, 1992 END MEMO EDUCATION: START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: Member, Institute of Engineer of Sri Lanka END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: FIRST-LANG: Sinhala ENGL-READ: 4 ENGL-SPEAK: 4 ENGL-COMP: 4 START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: This nomination is in support of MPP goal on "Economic Development" END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: START MEMO VIS-OBJ: END MEMO VIS-OBJ: START MEMO VIS-REC: END MEMO VIS-REC: NOMINATING-OFFICER: Bruce A. Lohof START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: Mr. Seimon is the Director (Engineering) of the Ministry of Irrigation. His duties include assisting the Ministry Secretary in advising the Minister on formulation of irrigation policy matters, coordination of activities of the Irrigation Department which is the institution providing irrigation facilities to the farmer community. Activities include formulation of Water Resources Development Projects comprising of investigations, designs and water balance studies and Water Resources Management. In additon, Mr. Seimon serves in the Technical Evaluation Committee to evaluate Environmental Impact Assessment of Irrigation and Water Resources Development Projects. END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: NOM-OFF: Public Affairs Section SPEAKER?: No NOTIFY-EMB: Yes MEDIA?: No HOME-STAY: No HOME-HOSP?: Yes E-I-TYPE: NOMINEE-ID: 112 PERSON-ID: 113 BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CE CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CE RES-CNTRY-ID: CE FIRST-LANG-ID: SI E-I-TYPE-ID: NOM-POST-ID: 2929 NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: NOM-STATUS: N DS2019-ACTION: 1 DS2019-SUBJECT: 14.0805 SPONS-FUNDS: 0 SPONS-AGENCY1: USGOVT-AGENCY1: DOS US-AGENCY-AMT1: 8500 USGOVT-AGENCY2: US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 INTL-ORG1: INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0 INTL-ORG2: INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0 VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0 COMMISSION: 0 OTHER-AMOUNT: 0 VIS-AMOUNT: 0 VIS-CAT: 5 END BIO: END NOMINATION: END FIXED-FORMAT TEXT: 3. GRANTEE SEIMON'S PASSPORT DETAILS FOLLOW: SURNAME: JAYAWARDANA WICKRAMARATNA MAHAVIDANALAGE OTHER NAMES: RANJITH THOMAS SEIMON PASSPORT NUMBER: M2011033 DATE OF BIRTH: 03/11/1950 (NOVEMBER 03, 1950) PLACE OF BIRTH: COLOMBO (SRI LANKA) DATE OF ISSUE: 19/04/2001 (APRIL 19, 2001) PLACE OF ISSUE: COLOMBO (SRI LANKA) DATE OF EXPIRY: 19/04/2006 (APRIL 19, 2006) 4. DS-2019 INFORMATION HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO EVDB. PLEASE ADVISE WHEN TO EXPECT DS-2019 FORMS FOR GRANTEE'S U.S. VISA. 5. WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVING PROGRAM DETAILS SOONEST. WILLS |