Eric Meyer has been nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to serve as the next United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka.
Meyer is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and currently holds the position of Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. In this capacity, he oversees the bureau and coordinates U.S. policy priorities across South and Central Asia, covering countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
His nomination follows the departure of Julie Chung, who concluded her nearly four-year tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka on January 16, 2026, after serving in the role since 2022.
