COLOMBO, Sept. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Head of the US Department of State's Office of Counterterrorism Ambassador at Large J. Cofer Black, is scheduled to visit Colombo this week, the US embassy here said in a statement on Tuesday.

    While in Colombo, Black will meet with officials from the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry and representatives of the country's police and military.

    Black was sworn in on Dec. 3, 2002 as the State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism with the rank of ambassador at large, the statement said.

    Black's responsibilities include coordinating US government efforts to improve counterterrorism cooperation with foreign governments, including the policy and planning of the Department's Antiterrorism Training Assistance Program, it said.

    The US government supports the Norwegian-brokered peace processin the country and has called on the Tamil Tiger rebels to renounce terrorism and resume stalled peace talks with the government as soon as possible. Enditem