A  Seven member youth delegation from the USA  under an exchange program of American Council of Young Political Leader (ACYPL) in Washington DC, USA visited the chamber on 30^th March 2012 and had a meeting  with members of the Chamber chaired by Mr Asoka Hettigoda, President of the National Chamber of Commerce .

The exchange program was to promote the exchange of visits  of young political leaders between the USA and Sri Lanka  to study political, economic, social and cultural development in each other’s country. They were keen to meet   representatives of  Small & Medium  Enterprises (SME)  in Sri Lanka.

Included in the Delegation was a  Member of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont , Hon. Adam Howard, . The delegation consisted of the following members.1)  Ashley Holbrook , Director, State and Local Government Relations, The Boeing Company ,Republican 2)Hon Adam Howard, Member , Vermont House of youth Representatives Republican 3)  Alexander Kuhns, Board Member , Cincinnati Public Schools ,Independent . 4)  Kyle Hybl, Chairman , University of Colorado Board of Regents, Republican 5) Jeanette Manning, Chief , Public  Safety Division, Office of the Attorney General of DC, Democrat 6) Elizabeth Mc Elroy, Assistant to the President/Political Director, Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO  Democrat  7)  Rick Smotkin, Vice President, Government Affairs, Comcast Cable Corporation (PA), Republican

The picture shows Mr Asoka Hettigoda, President,NCCSL along with the  USA Youth Delegation at the Chamber