A. H. S. Ataul Karim (c. 1932 - 28 July 2010) was a Bangladesh diplomat, foreign secretary, [1] and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. [2] He was also a Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations. [3]
A. H. S. Ataul Karim (c. 1932 - 28 July 2010) was a Bangladesh diplomat, foreign secretary, [1] and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. [2] He was also a Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations. [3]
Ataul Karim served as the chairperson of a meeting of foreign secretaries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries from 28 March to 30 March 1983. [4]
In 1986, Ataul Karim served as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in Geneva. [5]
On 16 August 1988, Ataul Karim was appointed the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations. [6]
In 1991, Ataul Karim was appointed the head of the United Nations Mission in Cambodia, UN Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC), [7] and Chief Liaison Officer. [8] Previously he was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. [9] [10]
Ataul Karim died on 28 July 2010 at the Japan-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from lung cancer. [3]
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