List of ambassadors of Bangladesh to the United States


Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States
যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে নিযুক্ত বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রদূত
National emblem of Bangladesh
since September 3, 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style
Reports to Chief Adviser
Minister of Foreign Affairs
ResidenceWashington, DC
SeatIntl. Dr NW, Washington, DC United States
NominatorThe government of Bangladesh
Appointer
Term lengthChief adviser’s pleasure
Inaugural holderEnayet Karim
Formation5 May 1972 (5 May 1972)
Salary৳300000 (US$2,500)
per month
(incl. allowances)
Websitewashington.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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "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.
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