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 Tareq Md Ariful Islam since September 3, 2025
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. ^[1]

List of representatives

Term start	Term end	Ambassador	Observations	Prime minister of Bangladesh	President of the United States
January 1973	August 1975	M Hossain Ali	[1]	Mujibur Rahman	Richard Nixon
September 1975	August 1978	Mustafizur Rahman Siddiqi	[1]	Muhammad Mansur Ali	Gerald Ford
September 1978	May 1982	Tabarak Husain	[1]	Mashiur Rahman	Jimmy Carter
June 1982	September 1984	Humayun Rashid Choudhury	[1]	Hossain Mohammad Ershad	Ronald Reagan
October 1984	December 1987	Abu Zafar Obaidullah	[1]	Ataur Rahman Khan	Ronald Reagan
December 1987	September 1991	A. H. S. Ataul Karim	[1]	Moudud Ahmed	Ronald Reagan
October 1991	December 1993	Abul Ahsan	[1]	Khaleda Zia	George H. W. Bush
January 1994	November 1996	Humayun Kabir	[1]	Khaleda Zia	Bill Clinton
November 1996	March 2001	K.M. Shehabuddin	[1]	Muhammad Habibur Rahman	Bill Clinton
April 2001	January 2002	Ahmad Tariq Karim	[1]	Latifur Rahman	George W. Bush
January 2002	March 2005	Syed Hasan Ahmad	[1]	Khaleda Zia	George W. Bush
March 2005	April 2007	Shamsher M. Chowdhury	[1]	Khaleda Zia	George W. Bush
July 2007	August 2009	M. Humayun Kabir	[1]	Fakhruddin Ahmed	George W. Bush
August 2009	June 2014	Akramul Qader	[1]	Sheikh Hasina	Barack Obama
August 2014	December 2020	Mohammad Ziauddin	[1]	Sheikh Hasina	Barack Obama
January 2021	August 2022	M Shahidul Islam	[2] [3]	Sheikh Hasina	Donald Trump Joe Biden
September 2022	September 2024	Muhammad Imran	[4]	Sheikh Hasina	Joe Biden
December 2024	12 June 2025	Asad Alam Siam	[5]	Muhammad Yunus	Joe Biden Donald Trump
3 September 2025	Present	Tareq Md Ariful Islam	[6]	Muhammad Yunus	Donald Trump

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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

References

1. "Rolls of Honour". Bangladesh National Portal. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
2. "Govt appoints M Shahidul Islam as Ambassador to USA". The Daily Star. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
3. "Diplomatic Corps Order of Precedence and Dates of Presentation of Credentials". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
4. "7 Bangladeshi envoys asked to return". BSS. 15 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15.
5. "Life Sketch of Asad Alam Siam, Foreign Secreatry". 2025-06-23. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
6. "Tareq Md Ariful Islam to be next Bangladesh Envoy to US". 2025-09-03. Retrieved 2025-10-21.