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[U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka @USEmbSL]

⚓ From America to Sri Lanka—and across three oceans. 🇺🇸🇱🇰 

After an epic voyage halfway around the world, the former @USCG Cutter is now officially SLNS Samudravijaya.

This transfer showcases how American investments and partnerships strengthen maritime security, support secure trade routes, combat illegal activity at sea, and help keep the Indo-Pacific free, open, and prosperous.

Fair winds and following seas to the crew of SLNS Samudravijaya on her next mission!

[U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka @USEmbSL]

From the pitch to the world stage — we are ready to cheer, to celebrate, to welcome the world for FIFA World Cup 2026™

ක්‍රීඩා පිටියේ සිට ලෝක වේදිකාව දක්වා — FIFA World Cup 2026™ වෙනුවෙන් ලෝකය පිළිගැනීමටත්, එක්ව සැමරීමටත්, ඔල්වරසන් දීමටත් අපි සූදානම්.

ஆடுகளத்திலிருந்து உலக அரங்கம் வரை — FIFA உலகக் கோப்பை 2026 போட்டிகளுக்காக உலகை வரவேற்பதற்கும், ஆரவாரம் செய்வதற்கும், அவற்றைக் கொண்டாடுவதற்கும் நாங்கள் தயாராக இருக்கிறோம்.

[Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) @State_SCA]

South Asia’s ports are a global commercial hub that provide American firms with investment opportunities while driving economic growth and innovation in the region. At the U.S. Forum on Indian Ocean Ports and Supply Chains, discussed how American businesses can work with South Asian ports to facilitate transparent, high-quality infrastructure development and the use of trusted technologies. --S. Paul Kapur

[U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka @USEmbSL]

⚓ மூன்று சமுத்திரங்களைக் கடந்து அமெரிக்காவிலிருந்துஇலங்கைக்கு.

உலகைச் சுற்றி பாதி தூரம் மேற்கொண்ட ஒரு மாபெரும்பயணத்திற்குப் பிறகு, முன்னாள் அமெரிக்க கடலோரக்காவற்படைக் கப்பலானது, தற்போது உத்தியோகபூர்வமாகஎஸ்எல்என்எஸ் சமுத்ரவிஜய எனப் பெயரிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.
அமெரிக்க முதலீடுகளும், பங்காண்மைகளும் கடல்சார்பாதுகாப்பை எவ்வாறு பலப்படுத்துகின்றன, பாதுகாப்பானவர்த்தக வழித்தடங்களை எவ்வாறு ஆதரிக்கின்றன, கடலில்சட்டவிரோத நடவடிக்கைகளை எவ்வாறு முறியடிக்கின்றன,மற்றும் இந்தோ-பசிபிக் பிராந்தியத்தினை சுதந்திரமானதாகவும்,திறந்ததாகவும், செழிப்பானதாகவும் வைத்திருப்பதற்கு எவ்வாறுஉதவுகின்றன என்பதை இது எடுத்துக்காட்டுகிறது.

எஸ்எல்என்எஸ் சமுத்ரவிஜயவின் அடுத்த செயற்பணிஇனிதாகவும், சிறப்பாகவும் அமையட்டும் என வாழ்த்துகிறோம்!

[U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka @USEmbSL]

⚓ From America to Sri Lanka—and across three oceans. 🇺🇸🇱🇰 

After an epic voyage halfway around the world, the former @USCG Cutter is now officially SLNS Samudravijaya.

This transfer showcases how American investments and partnerships strengthen maritime security, support secure trade routes, combat illegal activity at sea, and help keep the Indo-Pacific free, open, and prosperous.

Fair winds and following seas to the crew of SLNS Samudravijaya on her next mission!

[U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka @USEmbSL]

⚓ ඇමරිකාවේ සිට ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට — සාගර තුනක් හරහා. 🇺🇸🇱🇰

ලෝකයේ අඩක් පුරා විහිදුණු සුවිශේෂී ගමනකින් පසු, මින් පෙර එක්සත් ජනපද වෙරළාරක්ෂක බලකායට අයත් වූ කටර් නෞකාවක් වන SLNS සමුද්‍රවිජය දැන් නිල වශයෙන් ශ්‍රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාවට එක්වී ඇත.

මෙම නෞකාව  පැවරීම මඟින් ඇමරිකානු ආයෝජන සහ හවුල්කාරිත්වයන් සමුද්‍රීය ආරක්ෂාව ශක්තිමත් කිරීම, ආරක්ෂිත වෙළඳ මාර්ග පවත්වාගෙන යාම, මුහුදේ නීති විරෝධී ක්‍රියාකාරකම් මැඩපැවැත්වීම සහ ඉන්දු-පැසිෆික් කලාපය නිදහස්, විවෘත හා සමෘද්ධිමත් ලෙස පවත්වාගෙන යාම සඳහා දායක වන ආකාරය විදහා දක්වයි.

SLNS සමුද්‍රවිජය සහ එහි කාර්ය මණ්ඩලයට ඉදිරි මෙහෙයුම් සඳහා අපගේ සුබ පැතුම්!

[Ambassador Sergio Gor @USAmbIndia]

News! DFC will invest $1.5 billion to establish an investment platform to facilitate the buildout of energy security infrastructure across the Indo-Pacific, focusing primarily on South and Southeast Asia. This deal represents the single largest project investment in DFC’s history. The platform will mobilize U.S. private capital to develop liquified natural gas and other energy infrastructure in the region.

[U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka @USEmbSL]

⚓உங்களின் காவியப் பயணத்திற்கு வாழ்த்துக்கள்எஸ்எல்என்எஸ் சமுத்ரவிஜய! 🇺🇸🇱🇰

பல்டிமோரிலிருந்து கொழும்பு வரையிலான தனது வரலாற்றுச்சிறப்புமிக்க பயணத்தைத் தொடர்ந்து, முன்னாள் அமெரிக்கக்கடலோர காவற்படைக் கப்பலான Decisive, இலங்கைகடற்படையில் SLNS சமுத்ரவிஜய, P628 எனும் பெயரில்படைத்துறைப் பணியில் இணைத்துக்கொள்ளப்பட்டது. U.S. Excess Defense Article திட்டத்தின் கீழ் இலங்கை கடற்படையில்இணையும் நான்காவது கப்பலை படைத்துறைப் பணியில்இணைத்துக்கொள்ளும் நிகழ்வில் ஜனாதிபதி அனுர குமாரதிசாநாயக்கவுடன் அமெரிக்கத் தூதரகத்தின் தூதரகவிவகாரங்களுக்கான பொறுப்பாளர் ஜேன் ஹொவெல்இணைந்து கொண்டார்.

போதைப்பொருள் கடத்தல் மற்றும் பிற சட்டவிரோதநடவடிக்கைகளை முறியடிப்பதற்கும், தேடுதல் மற்றும் மீட்புநடவடிக்கைகளை மேற்கொள்வதற்கும், முக்கியமான இந்துசமுத்திர கப்பல் போக்குவரத்து வழித்தடங்களைப்பாதுகாப்பதற்குமான திறன்களை இக்கப்பல் பலப்படுத்தும்.
கடல்சார் பாதுகாப்பிற்கான எமது பகிரப்பட்ட அர்ப்பணிப்பைஇது பிரதிபலிக்கிறது. முக்கியமான கடல்வழித் தடங்களைத்திறந்த நிலையில் வைத்திருப்பதற்கும், நாடுகடந்தகுற்றங்களைத் தடுப்பதற்கும், மற்றும் பாதுகாப்பான ஒருஇந்தோ-பசிபிக் பிராந்தியத்தினை உறுதி செய்வதற்கும் இதுஉதவி செய்கிறது. இந்த முக்கியமான சாதனைக்காககுழுவினருக்கு வாழ்த்துக்கள்!

[U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka @USEmbSL]

⚓ Congratulations on your epic voyage, SLNS Samudravijaya! 🇺🇸🇱🇰 
Following its historic voyage from Baltimore to Colombo, the former @USCoastGuard Cutter Decisive was commissioned into the @srilanka_Navy fleet as SLNS Samudravijaya, P628. Chargé d’Affaires Jayne Howell joined President @anuradisanayake to mark the commissioning of the fourth U.S. Excess Defense Article-transferred cutter to join the Sri Lanka Navy. 

The vessel will strengthen capabilities to counter drug trafficking and other illicit activity, conduct search and rescue operations, and safeguard vital Indian Ocean shipping routes. 

This transfer reflects our shared commitment to maritime security, helping keep critical sea lanes open, disrupt transnational crime, and support a safer, more secure Indo-Pacific. Congratulations to the crew on this milestone achievement! 

Read more: https://t.co/iPVkUGy3fC

[U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka @USEmbSL]

⚓ SLNS සමුද්‍රවිජය, ඔබේ වීර චාරිකාවට සුභ පැතුම්! 🇺🇸🇱🇰

බැල්ටිමෝර් සිට කොළඹ දක්වා වූ ඓතිහාසික මුහුදු ගමනෙන් පසුව, එක්සත් ජනපදය සතුව පැවති @USCoastGuard Cutter Decisive නෞකාව, SLNS සමුද්‍ර විජය, P628 ලෙස @srilanka_Navy බලඇණියට බඳවා ගන්නා ලදී. එක්සත් ජනපද අතිරික්ත ආරක්ෂක උපකරණ (EDA) වැඩසටහන යටතේ පවරා දෙන ලද ශ්‍රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාවට එක් වන සිව්වන කටර් නෞකාව නිල වශයෙන් සේවයට එක් කිරීම සනිටුහන් කිරීමේ අවස්ථාව සඳහා, එක්සත් ජනපද වැඩ බලන තානාපති ජේන් හොවෙල් මහත්මිය ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක මහතා සමඟ එක්විය.

මෙම නෞකාව මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය ජාවාරම් සහ අනෙකුත් නීතිවිරෝධී ක්‍රියාකාරකම් මැඩපැවැත්වීම, සෙවීම් හා මුදාගැනීමේ මෙහෙයුම් සිදු කිරීම, සහ ඉන්දියානු සාගරයේ වැදගත් නාවික මාර්ග ආරක්ෂා කිරීම සඳහා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ හැකියාවන් තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කරනු ඇත.

මෙම පැවරීම සමුද්‍රීය ආරක්ෂාව පිළිබඳ අපගේ හවුල් කැපවීම පිළිබිඹු කරන අතර, වැදගත් නාවික මාර්ග විවෘතව පවත්වා ගැනීමට, දේශසීමා ඉක්මවා සිදුවන අපරාධ මැඩපැවැත්වීමට සහ වඩාත් ආරක්ෂිත හා සුරක්ෂිත ඉන්දු-පැසිෆික් කලාපයක් ගොඩනැගීමට දායක වේ. මෙම සන්ධිස්ථානීය ජයග්‍රහණය වෙනුවෙන් නෞකාවේ කාර්ය මණ්ඩලයට උණුසුම් සුබ පැතුම්!

[U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka @USEmbSL]

A Sri Lankan delegation is in Washington, D.C. this week for the U.S. Forum on Indian Ocean Ports and Supply Chains, connecting Sri Lankan government and private sector representatives with American companies offering advanced U.S. technology and expertise to help develop the island’s ports sector.

Engagement with U.S. government officials, industry leaders, and development partners will identify innovative, American solutions to support port expansion, digital transformation, financing, and increased efficiency in Sri Lanka.

These efforts will further enhance Sri Lanka’s role as a strategic hub linking major global shipping routes by exploring opportunities to strengthen trade, support efficient supply chains, and advance shared prosperity across the Indian Ocean region. 🇺🇸🇱🇰

@State_SCA @CommerceGov @USTDA @DFCgov @EximBankUS @TradeGov @DOTMARAD @USCG

[Department of State @StateDept]

SECRETARY RUBIO: "That's what our immigration policy should always be about: what's good for our country."

[Department of State @StateDept]

SECRETARY RUBIO: "Mass migration is a national security threat to any country that experiences it."

[Department of State @StateDept]

SECRETARY RUBIO: "This is what these countries want. They do not want to be perpetual aid recipients. They want to be able to take care of their people one day, and we are helping them, as part of our aid, to build that infrastructure."

[Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) @State_SCA]

U.S. agencies working together to support Indian Ocean ports!  Did you know ports in the Indian Ocean account for a third of global bulk cargo, serving as major hubs for global supply chains, energy transport, and infrastructure investment.  U.S. investment and innovation can help ports thrive, economies grow, and communities prosper.

@CommerceGov @USTDA @DFCgov @EximBankUS @TradeGov @DOTMARAD @USCG

[Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) @State_SCA]

At the U.S. Forum on Indian Ocean Ports and Supply Chains, @DeputySecState joined delegates from Indian Ocean states, as well as senior U.S. officials and private sector reps, to discuss strengthening South Asia’s ports sector. For the United States, ensuring the region’s ports sectors stay connected and secure is both an economic imperative and a matter of national security.  When ports thrive, economies grow and communities prosper.

[U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka @USEmbSL]

Today, June 2, is the wedding anniversary of George and Martha Washington. Beyond her role as the original First Lady, Martha was a vital presence in the Revolutionary War, spending winters at the front lines to boost the morale of the troops. Today, we celebrate the original First Couple. #freedom250

අද ජුනි 2 වන දින ජෝර්ජ් සහ මාර්තා වොෂින්ටන් යුවළගේ විවාහ සංවත්සරය සනිටුහන් කරයි. මාර්තා මුල්ම ජනාධිපති ආර්යාව ලෙස ඇයගේ භූමිකාවට අමතරව, විප්ලවවාදී යුද්ධ සමයේ වැදගත් භූමිකාවක් ඉටු කළාය. ඇය භට පිරිස්වල චිත්ත ධෛර්යය නංවාලීම සඳහා ශීත ඍතුවලදී ඉදිරි පෙළේ කඳවුරුවල කාලය ගත කළාය. අද අපි ඇමරිකාවේ මුල්ම ජනාධිපති යුවළ සිහිපත් කරමින් ඔවුන් සමරන්නෙමු.

ஜூன் 2ஆம் திகதியான இன்று, ஜோர்ஜ் வொஷிங்டன் மற்றும் மார்த்தா வொஷிங்டன் ஆகியோரின் திருமண ஆண்டு நிறைவு தினமாகும். முதலாவது முதற் பெண்மணி எனும் தனது வகிபாகத்திற்கு அப்பால், புரட்சிப் போரில் இன்றியமையாத ஒரு சக்தியாக மார்த்தா விளங்கினார்; துருப்புக்களின் மன உறுதியை அதிகரிப்பதற்காக குளிர்காலங்களை போர் முனைகளின் முன்னணிப் பகுதிகளில் அவர் கழித்தார். முதலாவது முதல் தம்பதியினரை இன்று நாம் கொண்டாடுகிறோம்.

[U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka @USEmbSL]

The United States welcomes the arrival of 10 TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters for the Sri Lanka Air Force, a concrete example of our strong defense partnership and shared commitment to disaster response and regional security. These Texas-made helicopters are built on the proven Bell 206 platform, known worldwide for its reliability, versatility, safety, and durability. With a long track record of dependable service and well-established maintenance and training support, they will strengthen Sri Lanka's pilot training, fleet readiness, and disaster response capabilities for years to come.

The United States is transferring these 10 aircraft at no cost through the Excess Defense Articles Program, while Sri Lanka is investing in the operation, sustainment, and integration of this trusted capability for the benefit of its people.

[Sri Lanka Air Force @airforcelk]

A significant milestone in Sri Lanka–United States defence cooperation. Ten TH-57 ‘Sea Ranger’ helicopters have arrived in Sri Lanka and will soon be inducted into service with the SLAF, strengthening aviation training, HADR and search and rescue capabilities.
#srilankaairforce

[U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka @USEmbSL]

🏀 From tip-off to the final buzzer, the FIBA U18 Asia Cup – South Asian Qualifiers showcased the power of basketball to unite young athletes across borders through teamwork, leadership, and competition.

As part of #Freedom250, we’re proud to support an American-born sport that continues to build connections, inspire the next generation, and strengthen regional partnerships across South Asia. 🇺🇸🇱🇰

🏀 ආරම්භක ඉඟියේ සිට අවසාන ඝෝෂාව දක්වා, FIBA U18 ආසියානු කුසලාන – දකුණු ආසියානු සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ තරඟාවලිය කණ්ඩායම් හැඟීම, නායකත්වය සහ තරඟකාරිත්වය තුළින් දේශසීමා හරහා තරුණ ක්‍රීඩක ක්‍රීඩිකාවන් එක්සත් කිරීමට පැසිපන්දු ක්‍රීඩාව සතු ශක්තිය විදහා දැක්වීය.

#Freedom250 සැමරුමේ කොටසක් ලෙස, දකුණු ආසියාව පුරා සම්බන්ධතා ගොඩනඟමින්, ඊළඟ පරම්පරාවට ආශ්වාදයක් ලබා දෙමින් සහ කලාපීය හවුල්කාරිත්වයන් ශක්තිමත් කරමින් සිටින ඇමරිකාවේ උපත ලැබූ මෙම ක්‍රීඩාවට සහාය දැක්වීම පිළිබඳව අපි ආඩම්බර වෙමු. 🇺🇸🇱🇰

🏀 ஆரம்பம் தொடக்கம் இறுதி விசில் வரை FIBA U18 ஆசியக்கிண்ண – தெற்காசிய தகுதிச் சுற்றுப் போட்டிகளானது, குழுப்பணி, தலைமைத்துவம் மற்றும் போட்டித்தன்மையின் மூலம் இளம் விளையாட்டு வீரர்களை எல்லைகளைக் கடந்து ஒன்றிணைக்கும் கூடைப்பந்தாட்டத்தின் சக்தியை வெளிப்படுத்தின.

#Freedom250 இன் ஒரு அங்கமாக, தொடர்புகளை உருவாக்கவும், அடுத்த தலைமுறையை ஊக்குவிக்கவும் மற்றும் தெற்காசியா முழுவதும் பிராந்திய கூட்டாண்மைகளை வலுப்படுத்தவும் தொடர்ச்சியாக செயற்பட்டு வரும் அமெரிக்கவில் தோற்றம் பெற்ற விளையாட்டொன்றை ஆதரிப்பதில் நாம் பெருமிதம் கொள்கிறோம். 🇺🇸🇱🇰

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

The United States Government will not tolerate any effort to impose a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz. Oman, in particular, should know that the U.S. Treasury will aggressively target any actors involved - directly or indirectly - in facilitating tolls for the Strait and any willing partners will be penalized. All nations should reject outright any efforts by Iran to disrupt the free flow of commerce. Tehran’s days of terrorizing the region and the world are over.

[U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka @USEmbSL]

Wishing all who celebrate a peaceful and blessed Vesak. May this season of reflection bring compassion, wisdom, and harmony to you and your loved ones. 🪔

සාමකාමී හා ආශිර්වාදමත් වෙසක් මංගල්‍යයක් සමරන ඔබ සැමට සුබ පැතුම්. මෙම පින්බර සමය ඔබටත් ඔබේ ආදරණීයයන්ටත් දයාව, ප්‍රඥාව සහ සමගිය ගෙන දේවායි ප්‍රාර්ථනා කරමු. 🪔

அமைதியும் ஆசியும் நிறைந்த வெசாக் பண்டிகையை கொண்டாடும் அனைவருக்கும் வாழ்த்துக்கள்! சிந்தனைக்குரிய இந்த காலமானது உங்களுக்கும் உங்களது அன்புக்குரியவர்களுக்கும் கருணை, ஞானம் மற்றும் நல்லிணக்கத்தை கொண்டு வரட்டும்! 🪔