Cablegate: Fy-2003 Iv Program: Sri Lankan Nomination For

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080336Z Nov 02

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 COLOMBO 002104

SIPDIS

STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/P-ISABELLE ZSOLDOS/AZZA MOUNIB-ZAKI,
ECA/PE/V/G/N-ALICE SHIFFLETT; SA/PD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL KPAO OEXC
SUBJECT: FY-2003 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION FOR
MRP ON "U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM": MAY 1-22, 2003
PROJECT NUMBER: E/VP-2003-0024

REF: (A) COLOMBO 01899, (B) STATE 127901, (C) STATE

50054

1. POST NOMINATES MS. ALIKIE ISMAIL, ASSISTANT
SECRETARY-GENERAL/FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, CEYLON CHAMBER

SIPDIS
OF COMMERCE, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT.

2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS:
EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB
VERSION: 3.0.0
POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Colombo
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929
EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA
START NOMINATION:
USIA-OFFICE: E/VGN
PROG-AGENCY-NAME:
POST-PROJ-ID: 60
USIA-PROJ-NO: E/VP-2003-0024
PROJ-NAME: U.S. Financial System - May 1-22, 2003
START MEMO PROJ-DESC:

END MEMO PROJ-DESC:
PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor
FY: 2003
DEPART-POST: 04/28/2003
SESSION-DATE: 11/14/2002
RETURN-POST: 05/25/2003
NO-OF-PART: 1
RANK-ORDER: 4
START MEMO POST-OBJ:
This project is in support of MPP strategic goal on
"Open Markets"
END MEMO POST-OBJ:
START MEMO POST-RCMD:

END MEMO POST-RCMD:
USIA-OFFICE-ID: 1039
PROG-AGENCY-ID:
PROJ-TYPE-ID: MRP
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2929
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID:
STATUS: N
ORIGINATOR: U
SUBJ-DISC: Finance
START BIO:
PREFIX: Ms.
F-NAME: Alikie
M-NAME:
L-NAME: Ismail
SUFFIX:
PRINCIPAL?: Yes
M-ADDR1: Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
M-ADDR2: Navam Mawatha
M-ADDR3:
M-CITY: Colombo 2
M-STATE:
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka
M-ZONE:
M-ZIP:
M-PHONE: (94-1) 328-880
M-FAX:
M-EMAIL:
M-CNTRY-ID: CE
M-ADDRTYPE: B
GENDER: F
DOB: 05/13/1966
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: Colombo
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka
START MEMO POSITION:
Senior Assistant Secretary-General/Financial
Controller, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), 1998-to
date
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:

END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
1993- to date served in various positions at CCC
1998- to date - Senior Assistant Secretary-General, CCC
1997 - Financial Controller/Assistant Secretary-
General, CCC
1996 - Financial Controller/Assistant Secretary, CCC
1993-95 - Accountant, CCC
1992-93 - Accountant, Tea Tang Limited
1990-92 - Accountant, Muller and Phipps
1987-90 - Accountant, Colombo Hilton Hotel
1986-87 -Accountant, Hotel Ceylon Intercontinental
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
August 2000 - Boston - Holiday
April 1999 - in transit to Mexico
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:

END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Management
Accountants, 1994
Reading for MBA, Postgraduate Institute of Management,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:

END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:

END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
Does not consume beef or pork
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: Tamil
ENGL-READ: 5
ENGL-SPEAK: 5
ENGL-COMP: 5
START OTHER-LANGS:
OTHER-LANG: Sinhala
OTHER-LANG-ID: SI
READ: 5
SPEAK: 5
COMP: 5
END OTHER-LANGS:
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
This nomination is in support of MPP strategic goal on
"Open Markets"
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: Richard Byess
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
Ms. Ismail, an accountant by profession, represents the
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), which is the oldest
and apex chamber in Sri Lanka. Ms. Ismail has been
with the CCC for eight years, held many positions and
assumed the post of Senior Assistant Secretary-
General/Financial Controller in 1998.
Other than the function as a Financial Controller, Ms.
Ismail has been involved in conceptualizing and
implementing many programs. Ms. Ismail is actively
involved in the Industrial Association and many
services related activities of the CCC. She also
handles the taxation, finance, banking, capital markets
and insurance, and business ethics and governance sub-
committees of the CCC.
Ms. Ismail has excellent future prospects. She is
tipped to become the Secretary-General of the CCC very
soon and will be the first time a woman who will head a
prominent chamber in Sri Lanka. Ms. Ismail has no
previous training or work experience in the U.S. The
IV program on U.S. Financial System will provide a good
opportunity for Ms. Ismail to sharpen her skills and
gain wider exposure to the world economy to serve the
business community and act a catalyst of economic
growth.

END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF: USAID
SPEAKER?: No
NOTIFY-EMB: No
MEDIA?: No
HOME-STAY: No
HOME-HOSP?: Yes
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 88
PERSON-ID: 65
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CE
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CE
RES-CNTRY-ID: CE
FIRST-LANG-ID: TC
E-I-TYPE-ID:
NOM-POST-ID: 2929
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID:
NOM-STATUS: N
END BIO:
END NOMINATION:
3. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE OF THESE NOMINATIONS.
WILLS

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