In May 2010, Time Magazine had reported that Stephen J.
Rapp, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues at the US State Department will
be releasing a report on Sri
Lanka on June 16th. It is not
stated yet if that is still on the schedule according to reports.
It is not known whether the topic will come up during
discussions among Sri Lankan government officials and visiting USofficials Samantha Power and David Pressman this week.
The US Embassy in Colombo, in
a media release stated that two senior foreign policy advisors to President
Obama are visiting Sri Lankafrom June 14-18. Samantha Power, Special Assistant to the President on
Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights and David Pressman, National Security
Council Director for War Crimes and Atrocities, will meet with senior
government officials and members of civil society in Colombo,Jaffna, and
Batticaloa. The visit aims to continue last month’s productive dialogue between
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris,
in which both leaders discussed Sri Lanka’s
path through economic renewal, accountability, and reconciliation to greater
peace, prosperity, and a stronger partnership with the United States.
Ms. Samantha Power
worked as a journalist from 1993 to 1996, covering the Yugoslav wars for U.S.
News & World Report, The Boston Globe, The Economist, and The New Republic.
