U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, S. Paul Kapur, arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday, on a three-day visit that will continue until June 24.

While in Sri Lanka, Assistant Secretary Kapur will meet with senior government leaders, private sector executives, and representatives of U.S. companies to discuss expanding bilateral trade and investment, strengthening security cooperation, and advancing shared priorities in the region. 

According to a US Embassy statement, the visit reflects President Donald Trump’s commitment to strengthening partnerships that advance American prosperity and security, while deepening cooperation with Sri Lanka as a key Indian Ocean partner. 

Paul Kapur was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs on October 22, 2025. He is on leave from the United States Naval Postgraduate School, where he was a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs. Previously, Kapur was a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, served on the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff, and taught at Claremont McKenna College. (Newswire)

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Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States, Mahinda Samarasinghe, has met with Assistant Secretary of the US Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA), Paul Kapur. 

Commenting on the meeting, Paul Kapur said the discussion at the US Department of State focused on trade and maritime security cooperation between the two countries. 

“Thank you to Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States Samarasinghe for stopping by @StateDept. We discussed trade and maritime security cooperation to advance the peace and prosperity of both our countries and the larger Indo-Pacific region. – SPK” the US Department of State said in a post on ‘X’. (Newswire)

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