The Trump administration has nominated Brent Christensen, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counsellor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People's Republic of Bangladesh, according to an announcement on the White House's official website on Tuesday.
Christensen has previous experience in Bangladesh, having served as Counsellor for Political and Economic Affairs at the US Embassy from 2019-2021, according to his official profile on the State Department's website.
Early in his career, he also served as the Bangladesh Country Officer in the Office of Pakistan and Bangladesh Affairs, which is now known by a different name, at the State Department.
His other appointments include Deputy Director, Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs at the Department of State (2016-2019), and as a Pearson Fellow on detail to the majority staff of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific (2015-2016).
He has also been Special Assistant to the Special Representative for North Korea Policy, Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs Cyber Coordinator, Deputy Counselor for Economic Affairs at the US Embassy in Manila, Deputy Economic Counselor at the US Embassy in San Salvador, Economic Officer at the US Embassy in Riyadh, and Vice Consul at the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The US Embassy in Dhaka has been operating without an ambassador since Peter Haas concluded his eventful tenure in the summer of 2024.
Since then, a series of charge de affaires or CDAs have filled the role, with Lisa Jacobson, the current CDA, having been in the position since January.
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