United States Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Alice Wells praised the progress made by Sri Lanka under the leadership of President Maithripala Sirisena in the democratic reforms and reconciliation process. Alice Wells made this statement when she called on President Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s Official Residence in Colombo. She added that the US highly appreciates the “ambitious reforms agenda and historic steps towards reconciliation boldly under taken by President Sirisena’ and said that the US would continue to extend fullest support to Sri Lanka’s development process and reconciliation. The US Under Acting Secretary of State expressed appreciation over the progress made by Sri Lanka in many areas such as transitional justice, communal amity, constitutional reforms, development and peace and stability.