Complex sentence: The author, Daya Gamage was a public affairs assistant and political specialist during the 1970-1994 at US diplomatic mission in Sri Lanka, who won a Meritorious Honor Award for his superior performance and professionalism in 1988 from the U.S. State Department.
Split into simpler sentences: The author, Daya Gamage was a public affairs assistant and political specialist during the 1970-1994 at US diplomatic mission in Sri Lanka. He won a Meritorious Honor Award for his superior performance and professionalism in 1988 from the U.S. State Department.