Indian CEO Forum meets US Ambassador

Indian CEO Forum meets US Ambassador H.E.Julie Chung

The Indian CEO Forum (ICF) yesterday met US Ambassador Julie Chung and her team and discussed opportunities for mutual collaboration to support the people of Sri Lanka in the current situation.

ICF has over 70 companies as members including some companies headquartered out of the USA and headed by Indian nationals in Sri Lanka.

CEOs appraised the Ambassador about various social initiatives taken by Indian companies in Sri Lanka that encompass areas such as promoting employment for women, mental health initiatives, and food and nutrition for children.

Ambassador Julie Chung was appreciative of the timely Indian help to Sri Lanka and stressed that the common agenda of both the US and India is to assist Sri Lanka to handle the current economic crisis. She offered her guidance on various initiatives which Indian companies want to undertake to help the people of Sri Lanka.

Ambassador Julie Chung was also appreciative of many Indian-born American entrepreneurs and executives heading various companies in the US. ICF was represented by T.S. Prakash, Manoj Gupta, Umesh Gautam, Sanjay Baid, Anurag Sharma, Ashish Chandra and Harikrishnan Sundaram.