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David Meale picked as next US Ambassador to Bangladesh
He had previously worked in Dhaka as the deputy chief of the mission
David Slayton Meale
President Joe Biden has nominated David Slayton Meale, a former deputy chief of mission in Dhaka, as the next US Ambassador to Bangladesh, the White House says, according to a bdnews24.com report.
Meale will succeed Ambassador Peter Haas, who has been America's top diplomat here since July 2021 amid strained relations between Dhaka and Washington in the lead-up to the Jan 7 general elections in Bangladesh.
His nomination has been sent to the Senate for confirmation, the White House added.
Meale had been appointed to Dhaka as the deputy chief of the mission in August 2014
A career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of minister-counsellor, he is currently deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Beijing.
He also served as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim there, the White House said in an announcement of his nomination.
Prior to this role, Ambassador-designate Meale was deputy assistant secretary for trade policy and negotiations for the department’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.
He was previously the bureau’s director for sanctions policy and implementation, the report said.