Sri Lankan President’s renunciation of US Citizenship appeared in the March Publication of US federal register
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May 8, 2020 09:17
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s name appears in the latest Quarterly Publication of of US Federal Register of Individuals Who Have Chosen to Expatriate. This confirms, he is no longer a citizen of the United States of America.
The listing which was published today (8) contains the name of each individual losing United States citizenship.
In the months leading to the Presidential election last year, Rajapaksa’s US citizenship came under scrutiny as Sri Lanka’s laws do not allow dual citizens to contest national elections.
Political opponents, certain media reports and social media posts alleged that President Rajapaksa had not successfully renounced his citizenship since his name was not listed in the Federal Register.
However, Rajapaksa said he received official confirmation on 3 May 2019 from the US Government that he was not considered a US citizen, effective 17 April 2019.
