US Senate confirms Earl R. Miller as next US Ambassador in Dhaka

US Senate confirms Earl R. Miller as next US Ambassador in Dhaka

Dhaka, Oct 13 (Just News): The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Earl R. Miller as the next U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh.

The Ambassador-designate must still be officially sworn in before arriving in Dhaka to present his credentials to President Md. Abdul Hamid, according to a post by the official Facebook page of the US Embassy, Dhaka.

Earl Robert Miller, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, currently serves as the U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, a position he has held since 2014.

Prior to his role as Chief of Mission (COM) in Botswana, he served as Consul General in Johannesburg, South Africa (2011 - 2014), and Regional Security Officer (RSO) at our embassies in New Delhi, India (2008-2011), Baghdad, Iraq (2007-2008), and Jakarta, Indonesia, (2004 - 2007).

Ambassador Miller has served as Senior Regional Security Officer, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2000-2003), Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), Boston Field Office, Boston, Massachusetts (1998-2000) and Senior Regional Security Officer, Gaborone, Botswana (1995-1998).

He served in DSS headquarters in Washington (1994 - 95) and field offices in Miami (1990 - 93) and San Francisco (1987 - 88). He was Assistant RSO in San Salvador, El Salvador (1988 - 90). He served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps (1981-1984) and U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (1985-1992).

Ambassador Miller earned a B.A. at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1981 and graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Quantico, Virginia in 1994, according to the website of US Department of State.