I am truly delighted to return to Bangladesh, says new US Ambassador

Newly sworn-in US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen has said that he was delighted to return to Bangladesh, a country he is very familiar with.

He made this comment after taking oath in Washington.

In the Facebook post, the US Embassy in Dhaka said on Saturday it was pleased to welcome Brent Christensen as the new Ambassador to Bangladesh.

In a message, Brent Christensen said, ”I am truly delighted to return to Bangladesh, a country I know very well.”

”I am excited to lead a strong team at the US Embassy in Dhaka—made up of American and locally employed staff—to further strengthen US-Bangladesh relations, advance President Donald Trump’s objectives, and work tirelessly every day to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous.”

Ambassador Christensen also referred to his “over twenty years of experience working on US policy towards Bangladesh” across his Foreign Service career, including a prior tour in Dhaka.

He served as Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs at the US Embassy here from 2019-2021, according to his official profile on the State Department’s website.

Early on in his career, he also served as Bangladesh Country Officer in the Office of Pakistan and Bangladesh Affairs, which no longer exists under that 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).