Dr. Andrew Byers, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of War called on Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe at the Embassy today (14 November 2025). The discussion was held in the backdrop of the formal signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today (14 November, 2025) at the Ministry of Defence between the United States and Sri Lanka. Ambassador Samarasinghe and Dr. Byers discussed further collaboration in the areas of training, maritime domain awareness and future military hardware assistance from the U.S. to Sri Lanka. Dr. Byers was accompanied by Mr. Thomas Hogges from the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for South and Southeast Asia.
Accompanying Ambassador Samarasinghe at this discussion were Deputy Chief of Mission Madhuka Wickramarachchi, Defense Advisor Commodore Dumindu Abeywickrama, and Counselor Chathuri Perera.
Embassy of Sri Lanka
Washington D.C.
21.11.2025
