Former US ambassador to Sri Lanka dead
Colombo, Feb 5 : Christopher Van Hollen, a former US ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, has passed away.
Van Hollen died in Washington Jan 30 at the age of 90, the US embassy here said in a statement Tuesday.
Van Hollen was the envoy to Sri Lanka and the Maldives in 1972-76.
He was born in Maryland and served as a naval officer in World War II. He later became a career member of the foreign service.