Sri Lanka, July 30 -- Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) led a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to Sri Lanka (July 27-30) to strengthen the United States' partnership with Sri Lanka and advance shared priorities for a free, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. Houlahan, an Air Force veteran, is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, where she is the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, and a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

While in Colombo, the delegation will hold meetings with Government, military and local leaders, including Defence Deputy Minister Major Gen. (Retd) Aruna Jayasekara, Deputy Speaker Dr. Rizvie Salih and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa to discuss a...