List of ambassadors of Bangladesh to the United States

Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States
যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে নিযুক্ত বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রদূত
National emblem of Bangladesh
Incumbent Asad Alam Siam since November 4, 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	The Honourable (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Reports to	Chief Adviser Minister of Foreign Affairs
Residence	Washington, DC
Seat	Intl. Dr NW, Washington, DC United States
Nominator	The government of Bangladesh
Appointer	The president of Bangladesh on the advice of the chief adviser
Term length	Chief adviser’s pleasure
Inaugural holder	Enayet Karim
Formation	5 May 1972;53 years ago (5 May 1972)
Salary	৳300000 (US$2,500) per month (incl. allowances)
Website	washington.mofa.gov.bd/en

The Bangladeshi ambassador to the United States is the official representative of the government of Bangladesh to the government of the United States.

List of representatives

Agreement approved	Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Observations	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 Bangladesh.	Mujibur Rahman	Richard Nixon
August 1, 1972		Syed Anwarul Karim	Chargé d'affaires, S.A. Karim, then Pakistan's Deputy Permanent Representative in the UN, who had defected at the same time as his DC colleagues	Mujibur Rahman	Richard Nixon
February 9, 1973	March 2, 1973	M Hossain Ali		Mujibur Rahman	Richard Nixon
September 9, 1975	November 21, 1975	Mustafizur Rahman Siddiqi		Muhammad Mansur Ali	Gerald Ford
July 31, 1978		Humayun Kabir	Chargé d'affaires	Mashiur Rahman	Jimmy Carter
September 18, 1978	October 2, 1978	Tabarak Husain		Mashiur Rahman	Jimmy Carter
May 20, 1982		Abdul Quayyum	Chargé d'affaires	Hossain Mohammad Ershad	Ronald Reagan
June 29, 1982	July 29, 1982	Humayun Rashid Choudhury		Hossain Mohammad Ershad	Ronald Reagan
November 8, 1984	December 10, 1984	Abu Zafar Obaidullah		Ataur Rahman Khan	Ronald Reagan
January 5, 1988	March 22, 1988	A. H. S. Ataul Karim	chef de la fr:Mission préparatoire des Nations unies au Cambodge du 16 octobre 1991 au 15 mars	Moudud Ahmed	Ronald Reagan
October 17, 1991	November 25, 1988	Abul Ahsan		Khaleda Zia	George H. W. Bush
January 14, 1994	February 14, 1994	M. Humayun Kabir	[2]	Khaleda Zia	Bill Clinton
November 27, 1996	February 11, 1997	K.M. Shehabuddin	[ citation needed ]	Muhammad Habibur Rahman	Bill Clinton
April 12, 2001	June 20, 2001	Ahmad Tariq Karim	[3]	Latifur Rahman	George W. Bush
January 28, 2002	February 14, 2002	Syed Hasan Ahmad		Khaleda Zia	George W. Bush
April 21, 2005	May 26, 2005	Shamsher M. Chowdhury		Khaleda Zia	George W. Bush
July 20, 2007	July 25, 2007	M. Humayun Kabir	[4]	Fakhruddin Ahmed	George W. Bush
September 1, 2009	November 4, 2009	Akramul Qader	[5]	Sheikh Hasina	Barack Obama
August 14, 2014	September 18, 2014	Mohammad Ziauddin	[6]	Sheikh Hasina	Barack Obama
January 6, 2021 [7]	February 17, 2021 [8]	M Shahidul Islam		Sheikh Hasina	Donald Trump Joe Biden
September 14, 2022	August 15, 2024 [9]	Muhammad Imran		Sheikh Hasina	Joe Biden
November 4, 2024	June 20, 2025 [10]	Asad Alam Siam		Muhammad Yunus	Joe Biden Donald Trump
September 3, 2025 [11]	Present	Tareq Md Ariful Islam		Muhammad Yunus	Donald Trump

38°56′30.6″N77°4′4.6″W / 38.941833°N 77.067944°W / 38.941833; -77.067944

See also

• List of high commissioners of Bangladesh to Canada
• List of ambassadors of Bangladesh to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• List of high commissioners of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom
• List of high commissioners of Bangladesh to Pakistan
• List of high commissioners of Bangladesh to India
• Ambassadors of Bangladesh

References

1. "U.S. and Bangladesh Open New Embassies". Department of State Newsletter. June 1972. p. 28.
2. Humayun Kabir
3. Ahmad Tariq Karim
4. M. Humayun Kabir
5. Akramul Qader
6. Mohammad Ziauddin
7. "Govt appoints M Shahidul Islam as Ambassador to USA". The Daily Star. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
8. "Diplomatic Corps Order of Precedence and Dates of Presentation of Credentials". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
9. "7 Bangladeshi envoys asked to return". BSS. 15 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15.
10. "Life Sketch of Asad Alam Siam, Foreign Secreatry" . Retrieved 2025-10-21.{{cite news}}: Text "date-2025-06-23" ignored (help)
11. "Tareq Md Ariful Islam to be next Bangladesh Envoy to US". 2025-09-03. Retrieved 2025-10-21.