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Ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh
বাংলাদেশে নিযুক্ত যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের রাষ্ট্রদূত
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Helen LaFave
Chargé d'Affairs ad interim
since July 23, 2024
Style
Reports toSecretary of State
ResidenceDhaka, Bangladesh
SeatEmbassy of the United States, Dhaka
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holderDavis Eugene Boster
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationFebruary 28, 1974
WebsiteU.S. Embassy - Dhaka

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.[1]

The United States officially recognized Bangladesh after its independence.[2] In May 1972, the United States government opened its establishment and diplomatic residence with Bangladesh. In December 1972, the nation established its new constitution. The embassy in Dhaka was established on May 18, 1972, with Herbert D. Spivack as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. Daniel O. Newberry served as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, October 1972–April 1974. The first ranking ambassador arrived in April 1974. Relations have been continuous and developing since that time.

The United States Embassy in Bangladesh is located in Madani Avenue, Baridhara, Dhaka.[3]

Ambassadors

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President Nixon appointed Hermann F. Eilts as ambassador on September 11, 1972, but Eilts declined the appointment. The U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh holds the title Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Name Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission Notes
Davis Eugene Boster – Career FSO February 28, 1974 April 13, 1974 September 10, 1976
Edward E. Masters – Career FSO October 4, 1976 November 5, 1976 November 27, 1977
David T. Schneider – Career FSO March 2, 1978 March 29, 1978 July 25, 1981
Jane Abell Coon – Career FSO June 30, 1981 August 11, 1981 August 3, 1984
Howard Bruner Schaffer – Career FSO August 13, 1984 September 26, 1984 July 9, 1987
Willard Ames De Pree – Career FSO July 2, 1987 October 5, 1987 August 17, 1990
William B. Milam – Career FSO June 27, 1990 September 1, 1990 October 9, 1993
David Nathan Merrill – Career FSO[4] February 11, 1994 April 5, 1994 May 14, 1997
John C. Holzman – Career FSO August 1, 1997 September 2, 1997 July 6, 2000
Mary Ann Peters – Career FSO September 15, 2000 September 25, 2000 June 19, 2003
Harry K. Thomas, Jr. – Career FSO May 27, 2003 August 14, 2003 July 2, 2005
Patricia A. Butenis – Career FSO February 21, 2006 April 13, 2006 June 23, 2007
James F. Moriarty – Career FSO March 26, 2008 April 21, 2008 June 17, 2011
Nicholas Dean[5] June 17, 2011 November 24, 2011 Chargé d'Affaires
Dan Mozena – Career FSO May 16, 2011[6] November 24, 2011 January 12, 2015
Marcia Bernicat – Career FSO November 18, 2014[7] February 4, 2015 November 2, 2018
Earl R. Miller – Career FSO October 11, 2018[8] November 29, 2018[9] January 21, 2022
Peter D. Haas – Career FSO December 18, 2021 March 15, 2022 July 23, 2024
Helen LaFave – Career FSO July 23, 2024 Incumbent Chargé d'Affaires

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "PN786 — Peter D. Haas — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  3. ^ "U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh". U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  4. ^ "David Nathan Merrill". history.state.gov. Office of the Historian. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  5. ^ "Deputy Chief of Mission". United States Department of State, U.S. Embassy Dhaka. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  6. ^ "Nominations & Appointments". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2011-07-17 – via National Archives.
  7. ^ "Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat" (PDF). US Embassy. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  8. ^ "Earl Miller new US ambassador in Dhaka". www.thedailystar.net. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  9. ^ "U.S. Ambassador Earl P. Miller Presents Credentials to President MD. Abdul Hamid". bd.usembassy.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-29.

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