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The United States ambassador to Bangladesh is the official representative of the president of the United States to the head of state of Bangladesh. President Joe Biden nominated career diplomat and Deputy Chief of Mission for the Embassy of the United States in Beijing David Meale for the position on July 9, 2024. [2]
The United States recognized the independence of Bangladesh on 4 April 1972. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Herbert D. Spivack was the principal American diplomatic officer in Dhaka at the time. [ 3 ] Four days later, the United States and Bangladesh agreed to establish diplomatic relations at the embassy level. [ 4 ]
On 3 September 2020, Shahidul Islam was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. [6] He replaced Ambassador Mohammad Ziauddin. [10] He is also the ambassador of Bangladesh to Colombia. [11] He joined the embassy on 18 January 2021. [12] The government has scrapped his the contractual appointment from 1 September 2022. [13]
Prime minister of Bangladesh President of the United States Term end April 26, 1972: May 5, 1972: Enayet Karim: Agreement requested Mujibur Rahman: Richard Nixon: May 18, 1972: Embassy opened [1] Mujibur Rahman: Richard Nixon: May 18, 1972: July 1, 1972: Enayet Karim: Chargé d'affaires recalled for appointment as Foreign Secretary of ...
Prior to join Bangladesh, he was Deputy Chief of Mission for the Embassy of the United States in Beijing. [1] Prior to this, he served as the Chargé d'affaires for the embassy from July 2021 [ 2 ] to March 2022 - in this capacity, he was the senior United States diplomat in China [ 3 ] [ 4 ] while the Biden Administration's nominee for the ...
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
The United States has an embassy in Dhaka, with information centers in Chittagong, Jessore, Rajshahi and Sylhet. The U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh also operates the Archer K Blood American Library and the Edward M Kennedy Centre in Dhaka. Both countries are members of the United Nations.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Bangladesh. At present, the capital city of Dhaka hosts 49 resident embassies and high commissions, including the European Union delegation. Other countries have accredited missions to Bangladesh by being resident in neighboring nations. Honorary consulates and trade missions are omitted from this listing.