Liyanage received his education at Nalanda College Colombo and began teaching , publishing a number of textbooks . In 1989 , he established the ASP Group , a private real estate company , and served as its chairman and managing director . Liyanage was a Millennium Development Ambassador to the People 's Summit during the 34th G8 summit in Hokkaido , Japan in 2008 , and to the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva in 2007 . Liyanage ran advertisements congratulating Barack Obama before his 2008 presidential victory , further raising his political profile
34th G8 summit
34th G8 summit
A. S. P. Liyanage