Minister Wasantha Perera of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington, D.C., left, and her husband, Mohan, speak with U.S. Rep. Todd Akin of Town and Country at a luncheon last week at the Sunset Hills Country Club. Sunset Hills Mayor Bill Nolan and other elected officials welcomed the minister to the city during the Oct. 28 event. The minister and husband were staying with a Sunset Hills resident as part of People to People International’s Meet the Diplomats program, a grassroots experience to encounter diversity firsthand, improve cultural understanding and broaden global perspective of nations’ relations. Bill Milligan photo