Sri Lanka, Jan. 17 -- Eric Meyer is set to be appointed as the next United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka, according to reports indicating that U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated him for the diplomatic post.

Eric Meyer, a career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, is the Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.

He is responsible for overseeing the bureau and coordinating the Administration's policy priorities throughout South and Central Asia, including in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Meyer's most recent assignments include serving as Charge d'Affaires, ad interim, at the U.S....