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Remembering First US Consul to Ceylon, John Black
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US Ambassador Atul Keshap on Friday paid tribute to the first US Consul to the then Ceylon, John Black whose remains are buried at the All Saints cemetery in Galle. John Black was the first American Commercial Agent and Consul to Ceylon in 1860. His tombstone says he died on February 17, 1869 and, his wife died on September 13 1905.
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