The US Senate has confirmed the nomination of Peter D Haas for his appointment as the next ambassador to Bangladesh.
His nomination was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote on Saturday.
Haas will succeed Earl R Miller, incumbent US ambassador to Bangladesh.
Miller was sworn in as US ambassador to Bangladesh on November 13, 2018.
Haas, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, is the principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Economic Affairs, according to the Department of State.
He previously served as deputy assistant secretary for trade policy and negotiations.
Haas also served as chargé d’affaires and deputy permanent representative at the US Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the US Consul General in Mumbai, India, and Economic Counselor at the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. Other diplomatic postings include London, Rabat, Washington, Port-au-Prince, and Berlin.
Haas holds a BA in International Studies and German from Illinois Wesleyan University.
He attended the London School of Economics as a Marshall Scholar, where he earned MSc (Economics) degrees in both the Politics of the World Economy and Comparative Government.
