List of ambassadors of the United States to Bangladesh

Ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh
বাংলাদেশে নিযুক্ত যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের রাষ্ট্রদূত
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Marcia Bernicat
since February 4, 2015
Nominator The President of the United States
Inaugural holder Davis Eugene Boster
as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation February 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.

Since the Mughul Dynasty ceased over South Asia after the take over by the East India Company at the Battle of Polashi and subsequently the British Crown, the emergence and dissolved of the Bengal Presidency and the Bengal Province under the British Empire took place. With the termination of British rule in 1947, Bengal was divided into two provinces, West and East Bengal to the new dominion nations of India and Pakistan respectively. West Bengal went to the Dominion of India and East Bengal had become a part of Pakistan, named East Pakistan and remained so until 1971. On 26 March 1971, East Pakistan officially seceded, and was to be called Bangladesh and declared itself independent through a radio transmission from Kalurghat, Chittagong, by Major Ziaur Rahman, the declaration was later repeated on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[1] An official interim Bangladesh government was established on April 10, 1971, under Awami League leadership that was at a later time adapted as Mujibnagar government led by Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmed,[2] and the Commander in Chief Colonel M.A.G. Osmani of Bangladesh Forces with 11 Divisions designated as Sectors, each headed by a BDF Commander.[3] The Awami League political hierarchy moved to neighboring India. The new interim administration and most of its military leaders operated from India with a few units inside East Pakistan.[4] During the Bangladesh War of Independence, the then-Consul-General Archer Blood sent the famous Blood telegram detailing atrocities committed by the Pakistani Army during Operation Searchlight.[5]

The United States followed immediately by initiating recognition of Bangladesh. 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.[6]

Ambassadors

U.S. diplomatic terms

Career FSO
After 1915, The United States Department of State began classifying ambassadors as career Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) for those who have served in the Foreign Service for a specified amount of time.

Political appointee
A person who is not a career foreign service officer, but is appointed by the president (often as a reward to political friends).

Appointed
The date that the ambassador took the oath of office; also known as “commissioning”. It follows confirmation of a presidential appointment by the Senate, or a Congressional recess appointment by the president. In the case of a recess appointment, the ambassador requires subsequent confirmation by the Senate to remain in office.

Presented credentials
The date that the ambassador presented his letter of credence to the head of state or appropriate authority of the receiving nation. At this time the ambassador officially becomes the representative of his country. This would normally occur a short time after the ambassador’s arrival on station. The host nation may reject the ambassador by not receiving the ambassador’s letter, but this occurs only rarely.

Terminated mission
Usually the date that the ambassador left the country. In some cases a letter of recall is presented, ending the ambassador’s commission, either as a means of diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and replaced by another envoy.

Chargé d'affaires
The person in charge of the business of the embassy when there is no ambassador commissioned to the host country. See chargé d'affaires.

Ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being", "in the meantime". See ad interim.
  • Note: President Nixon appointed Hermann F. Eilts as ambassador on September 11, 1972, but Eilts declined the appointment.
  • Davis Eugene Boster – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: February 28, 1974
    • Presented credentials: April 13, 1974
    • Terminated mission: Left post, September 10, 1976
  • Edward E. Masters – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: October 4, 1976
    • Presented credentials: November 5, 1976
    • Terminated mission: Left post, November 27, 1977
  • David T. Schneider – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: March 2, 1978
    • Presented credentials: March 29, 1978
    • Terminated mission: Left post, July 25, 1981
  • Jane Abell Coon – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: June 30, 1981
    • Presented credentials: August 11, 1981
    • Terminated mission: Left post, August 3, 1984
  • Howard Bruner Schaffer – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: August 13, 1984
    • Presented credentials: September 26, 1984
    • Terminated mission: Left post, July 9, 1987
  • Willard Ames De Pree – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: July 2, 1987
    • Presented credentials: October 5, 1987
    • Terminated mission: Left post August 17, 1990
  • William B. Milam – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: June 27, 1990
    • Presented credentials: September 1, 1990
    • Terminated mission: Left post, October 9, 1993
  • David Nathan Merrill – Career FSO[7]
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: February 11, 1994
    • Presented credentials: April 5, 1994
    • Terminated mission: Left post, May 14, 1997
  • John C. Holzman – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: August 1, 1997
    • Presented credentials: September 2, 1997
    • Terminated mission: Left post July 6, 2000
  • Mary Ann Peters – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: September 15, 2000
    • Presented credentials: September 25, 2000
    • Terminated mission: Left post June 19, 2003
  • Harry K. Thomas, Jr. – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: May 27, 2003
    • Presented credentials: August 14, 2003
    • Terminated mission: Left post, July 2, 2005
  • Patricia A. Butenis – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: February 21, 2006
    • Presented credentials: April 13, 2006
    • Terminated mission: June 23, 2007
  • James F. Moriarty – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: March 26, 2008
    • Presented credentials: April 21, 2008
    • Terminated mission: Left post, June 17, 2011
  • Nicholas Dean[8]
    • Presented credentials: November 24, 2011
    • Chargé d'Affaires since June 17, 2011
  • Dan Mozena – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Nominated by President Obama, May 16, 2011.[9]
  • Marcia Bernicat – Career FSO
    • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
    • Appointed: November 18, 2014 US Senate confirms Marcia Bernicat.[10]
    • Presented credentials: February 4, 2015
    • Terminated mission: Incumbent

Notes

  1. ↑ "Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendro and Bangladesh's Declaration of Independence". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  2. ↑ "Mujibnagar Government - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  3. ↑ "Military strategy of the Liberation War". The Daily Star. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  4. ↑ Banerjee, Sashanka S. "With Bangladesh Free, Secret London Meet Sought Baloch Liberation With Indian Backing". thewire.in. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  5. ↑ Filkins, Dexter (2013-09-27). "'The Blood Telegram,' by Gary J. Bass". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh". U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  7. ↑ "David Nathan Merrill". history.state.gov. Office of the Historian. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  8. ↑ "Deputy Chief of Mission". United States Department of State, U.S. Embassy Dhaka. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  9. ↑ "Nominations & Appointments". United States White House. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  10. ↑ "Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat" (PDF). US Embassy. Retrieved 2015-01-31.

See also

References

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