New US envoy in town
Peter Haas, the new US Ambassador to Bangladesh, arrived in Dhaka yesterday.
He is taking over from Earl R Miller, who left Bangladesh on January 21 after three years.
The US Senate confirmed Haas, a career diplomat, as the ambassador to Bangladesh in December last year after he was nominated by President Joe Biden on July 9.
Haas most recently served as US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs.
Haas worked as deputy assistant secretary for Trade Policy and Negotiations and served as head of the US Consulate General in Mumbai, India.
He also served as the chargé d'affaires and deputy permanent representative at the US mission to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and economic councillor at the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The other diplomatic postings of Haas include London, Rabat, Washington, Port-au-Prince and Berlin.
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