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Visits By Foreign Leaders of Sri Lanka
| Visitor | From | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Kotelawala | Ceylon (Sri Lanka) | Official visit. Afterwards visited Akron (Ohio), Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu (Hawaii). | December 6-9, 1954 |
| Prime Minister Sirimavo R. D. Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka | Private visit to Washington after attending session of the U.N. General Assembly. | October 19, 1971 |
| Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa | Sri Lanka | Private visit. Met with President Reagan April 13. | April 10-14, 1983 |
| President Junius Richard Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | State visit. In U.S. June 16-23; visited Williamsburg, Santa Fe, Niagara Falls, and New York City. | June 17-20, 1984 |
| Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe | Sri Lanka | Working visit. | July 20-25, 2002 |
| Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe | Sri Lanka | Working visit. | November 2-5, 2003 |