List of ambassadors of the United States to Bangladesh

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Ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh
বাংলাদেশে নিযুক্ত যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের রাষ্ট্রদূত
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Incumbent
Helen LaFave
Chargé d'Affairs ad interim
since July 23, 2024
Style
Reports to Secretary of State
Residence Dhaka, Bangladesh
Seat Embassy of the United States, Dhaka
NominatorThe President of the United States
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural holder Davis Eugene Boster
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
FormationFebruary 28, 1974
Website U.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]

Contents

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

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

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

See also

Notes

  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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