Date/Time
Date(s) - 29/03/2017
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Location
Hedley Bull Building Lecture Theatre 2,
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Sri Lanka in transition: opportunities and challenges by Dr Harsha de Silva, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka
ASARC Seminar
Speaker: Dr Harsha de Silva, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka.
Venue: Hedley Bull Building Lecture Theatre 2, Hedley Bull Building 130, Garran Road, ANU
Date: Wednesday, 29 March, 2017 – 16:30 to 17:30
Dr de Silva entered parliament in 2010, following a successful career in the private sector as an economist, development banker and entrepreneur. He was hand-picked by the United National Party (UNP) leader and current Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremsinghe to enter politics. Dr de Silva has a significant public profile in Sri Lanka as an economic commentator, and was the UNP’s economic spokesperson.
As Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr de Silva has been charged with leading a reorientation of Sri Lanka’s foreign policy towards economic diplomacy.
Australia South Asia Research Centre (ASARC) acknowledges the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade towards this seminar
Event details: ASARC Seminar
