United States assistant secretary of state for international organisation affairs Michele J Sison arrived in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday on a two-day visit as part of her tri-nation official tour.
She is likely to seek Bangladesh’s support for Doreen Bogdan-Martin, one of the candidates for the post of secretary general, International Telecommunication Union, said a diplomatic source.
The Russian Federation has nominated Rashid Ismailov as a candidate for the post of ITU secretary general.
The elections will be held during the plenipotentiary conference in Bucharest from September 26 - October 14, 2022.
If elected, Bogdan-Martin would be the first woman to serve as ITU secretary general in the organisation’s 156 years of existence.
Doreen Bogdan has an ‘unmatched record’ of bringing the needs and ambitions of the developing world to the fore, Sison tweeted during her visit to India.
Bangladesh and the United States will ‘further follow up’ the discussions that the two countries had over the last few months during her visit to Bangladesh.
Dhaka’s demand for the withdrawal of sanctions on elite force RAB and the Rohingya issue are also expected to be discussed during the visit.
Sison will have consultations on a range of US multilateral priorities, including combating food insecurity, advancing global health, addressing human rights and humanitarian needs, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, and support for Rohingyas during her stay in Bangladesh.
In meetings with civil society leaders, the US assistant secretary will exchange ideas on how the United States and other countries can collaborate on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
