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Viewing cable 09COLOMBO100, Sri Lankans Welcome Inauguration of Barack Obama

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09COLOMBO100 2009-01-28 10:17 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Colombo
R 281017Z JAN 09
FM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 9270
UNCLAS COLOMBO 000100 
 
 
STATE FOR SCA/INS(KBILLINGSLEY), SCA/PPD(JPFLEIDERER) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KPAO PREL KMDR CE
SUBJECT: Sri Lankans Welcome Inauguration of Barack Obama 
 
1.  Summary.  Sri Lankans welcomed the inauguration of President 
Barack Obama with widespread enthusiasm.   Ambassador hosted a 
viewing of the occasion with high level contacts and attended 
services at two Buddhist temples where monks blessed the President. 
Sri Lankan media carried a congratulatory message from President 
Mahinda Rajapaksa.  Media coverage of the inauguration and 
transition has been overwhelmingly positive, expressing optimism for 
a new era in American leadership.  End Summary. 
 
Inauguration 
 
2.   Ambassador and Mrs. Blake hosted a dinner and viewing of the 
inauguration for top Embassy contacts and their spouses on the 
evening of January 20.  Approximately 60 senior government 
officials, educators, business people, journalists and other 
contacts attended the event.  In introductory remarks, Ambassador 
welcomed the new administration and reaffirmed that relations 
between the people of the United States and Sri Lanka will remain 
strong under an Obama presidency.  Attendees applauded the 
President's comments about foreign policy and expressed overwhelming 
enthusiasm and hope for the new administration.  Photos of the event 
were carried in the Daily Mirror, a leading daily independent 
newspaper. 
 
Buddhist Blessings for the President 
 
3.   Ambassador also participated in a pair of ceremonies at two of 
Colombo's most important Buddhist temples.  During a January 26 
service at Colombo's largest temple, Gangarama Temple, members of 
Sri Lanka's four main religious communities (Buddhist, Hindu, 
Muslim, and Roman Catholic), gave their blessings for President 
Obama.  In remarks at the service, Ambassador praised the 
inter-faith gathering and commented that President Obama's message 
of unity rather than division is a concept that can bring positive 
change beyond the United States.  Sri Lankan press covered the 
event.  In a service the following day at Sambodhi Vihara Temple, 
Ambassador received blessings for President Obama from religious 
leaders.  The temple is home to Buddhist TV, a popular Sri Lankan 
television station which covered the event.  Sri Lanka's Chief 
Justice Sarath Silva joined the Ambassador and monks from the temple 
for tea and discussion following the service. 
 
President Rajapaksa Letter 
 
4.  Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa delivered his 
congratulations to President Obama in a letter that appeared in the 
local press.  The text of the letter follows: 
 
Excellency:  It gives me great pleasure to extend to you, Mr. 
President, the warmest best wishes of the Government and the people 
of Sri Lanka and my own on the occasion of your inauguration as 
president of the United States of America. Your unprecedented 
victory reflects the trust that the American people have placed in 
your leadership and vision. 
 
The warm and cordial relations that exist between our two countries 
are based on a long tradition of friendship, trust and mutuality of 
interests. We share common democratic values and perspectives on a 
broad range of political issues, particularly in combating 
terrorism. 
 
The Government and people of Sri Lanka deeply appreciate the 
principled stand taken by Government of United States that the 
integrity and sovereignty of Sri Lanka is non-negotiable. The role 
the United States is playing in achieving peace in Sri Lanka through 
the consolidation of democratic institutions and promoting economic 
development has earned our admiration and gratitude. 
 
As you prepare to embark on the first term of your Presidency, I 
wish to convey to Your Excellency my best wishes for a successful 
tenure of office and your personal well-being. I am confident that 
during your term of office there will be greater opportunities for 
our two countries to develop our bilateral relations further. It 
will be my pleasure to work with you closely for the promotion of 
world peace and prosperity. 
 
I wish you all the success:  Mahinda Rajapaksa 
 
5.   Sri Lankan press coverage of the inauguration was extensive and 
highly positive.   Recent local news coverage has been dominated by 
stories and commentary regarding war; however, for the past week, 
the media has also given wide coverage to the new administration and 
its possible impact on Sri Lanka. 
 
Following are excerpts from editorials in the Sri Lankan press. 
 
The Island, a nationalist-leaning, independent daily wrote: "In his 
(Obama's) speech, he held out the hope of remaking America and 
reaching out to the rest of the world as a friend...However, in the 
same breath, he sent a message to America's enemies...He defended 
the scale of US ambitions and faulted those who questioned it." 
 
The Island, in another editorial, reported: "Just a few years ago, 
being white was widely considered an essential prerequisite for 
those aspiring to run for the American presidency, just as much as 
being of the same cultural and religious background as the majority 
community in Sri Lanka, is considered by many in Sri Lanka today as 
essential for one running for the position of President of Sri 
Lanka." 
 
The Sunday Leader, the paper of slain journalist Lasantha 
Wickrematunge, wrote: "Barack Obama's greatest attribute may turn 
out to be his greatest weakness - his captivating oratory...This 
man's brilliant speaking and acute mind had brought him into the 
White House...To overcome the greatest financial crisis America is 
facing is one daunting task. To settle two wars in Iraq and 
Afghanistan while attempting to resolve the 100 year old war between 
Israelis and Palestinians and bring in peace to the Middle East is 
another. 
 
Blake