Vice Chancellor Islam, Board of Trustee Chair Mr. Ahmad, distinguished faculty, and dear students, the future leaders of Bangladesh, Happy International Day of Peace!
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 21 September, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, International Day of Peace, Peace
Today, U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas inaugurated the new location of American Corner in Rajshahi.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 18 September, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Events, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Ambassador Haas, EducationUSA, Exchange Program, U.S. & Bangladesh
Today, U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas congratulated 200 new Access students for being selected for the two-year U.S. Department of State-funded English Access Microscholarship program.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 16 August, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Haas, English Access Microscholarship Program
Good afternoon. It’s an honor to be here with you today. I want to thank Major General Rahman for organizing this event.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 2 August, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, bang, Bangladesh Armed Forces, Defense Service Command and Staff College, Democracy, Grants, U.S.- Bangladesh Navy
Good morning. It is my pleasure to open this week’s Terrorism Financing Investigation and Intelligence Course and to speak with you all, the dedicated professionals working tirelessly in the fight against terrorism.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 7 June, 2023 | Topics: Events, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, terrorism, U.S. & BD
Good afternoon, Minister Shahriar, distinguished guests, partners, colleagues, and friends from the media.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 31 May, 2023 | Topics: Art & Culture, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, EMK Center, U.S. & BD
Today, U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam opened a special photo exhibition, Roots of Friendship: 50 Years of U.S.-Bangladesh Relations at the Edward M. Kennedy Center for Public Service and the Arts (EMK Center) to reflect on over 50 years of enduring bilateral relations and people-to-people ties between the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 31 May, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: 50 Years of Friendship, Ambassador Haas, EMK Center, Photo Exhibition, U.S. & BD
Good morning, everyone. It is a pleasure to be here today and to see so many of you again. Over the past two years, I have stood in front of you, the cotton industry, on a few occasions, and have always spoken about the need to lift the fumigation on-arrival requirement for U.S. cotton.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 29 May, 2023 | Topics: Agriculture, Events, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, U.S. cotton
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I would like to thank our hosts, the National Bureau of Asian Research and Independent University, Bangladesh, for inviting me here today.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 23 May, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Clean EDGE Asia, Government of Bangladesh, Russia
Good afternoon. Thank you all for joining, and special thanks to the Solidarity Center, the IndustriAll Bangladesh Council, and the Daily Star for hosting this important event. It is an honor to be here today.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 13 April, 2023 | Topics: Events, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Rana Plaza Tragedy
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $23.8 million in humanitarian assistance to Bangladesh to deliver urgent food and nutrition assistance to Rohingya refugees.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 11 April, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Rohingya Refugees, USAID, World Food Program (WFP)
Today, U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas and State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid, MP unveiled the recently renovated Mughal Hammam Khana at the Lalbagh Fort in Old Dhaka.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 23 March, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, History, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: AFCP, Ambassador Haas, Lalbagh Fort
Good morning. Thank you, Minhaj, for inviting me to visit your facility. Last year, the United States and Bangladesh celebrated 50 years of friendship and diplomacy.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 19 March, 2023 | Topics: Events, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Drinkwell
Today, U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas hosted a reception to honor Bangladeshis who have recently won U.S. Department of State Awards addressing the most pressing issues of our time.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 9 February, 2023 | Topics: Environment, Events, Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Environment, human rights
Good afternoon and thank you for being with us today. Thanks to my esteemed colleagues for joining me for this event.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 5 February, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Business, Peter Haas, U.S. & BD
Today, U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas inaugurated the largest U.S. university fair in Bangladesh with prospective students and U.S. institutions.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 1 February, 2023 | Topics: Education, Events, Press Releases, Study in the U.S., Visas | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Peter Haas, U.S. University Fair
Greetings from Dhaka. To those of you joining in Tokyo and online, I’d like to welcome you virtually to the Edward M. Kennedy Center, named in honor of the late U.S. Senator.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 12 January, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Business Forum, Indo-Pacific Business Forum, U.S. & BD
The U.S. Ambassador ended his prescheduled meeting with Mayer Dak on December 14 due to security concerns.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 19 December, 2022 | Topics: Embassy, Human Rights, News | Tags: Ambassador Haas, human rights, human rights violation, U.S. foreign policy
U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas hosted a reception at his residence for the members of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh on the evening of Wednesday evening.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 December, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, DCAB TALK, Press Release, U.S. & BD
Seventy-four years ago, on the heels of the most destructive war in the history of the world, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and cemented a core principle: human rights are universal. People of every nationality, race, gender, disability, religion, and age are entitled to these rights. All ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 10 December, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Human Rights, News, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, human rights, Op-Ed
We stand today in the early years of a decisive decade. Not just for the Bay of Bengal, but for the broader Indo-Pacific region, and for the world.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 21 November, 2022 | Topics: Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Bay of Bengal, Indo-Pacific
Today, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Arun Venkataraman and U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas announced the opening of a new Commercial Service office at the U.S. Embassy.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 27 October, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Economic Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, American Business, Trade, U.S. & Bangladesh
Thank you, Mr. Ershad [Er-sh-AAHD], for the introduction and remarks. I am pleased to be here today to announce the start of the 28th annual U.S. Trade Show on October 27 at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 25 October, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, U.S. & Bangladesh, U.S. Trade Show
Good morning and thank you to the Center for Governance Studies and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bangladesh Foundation for organizing this event and for having me here today.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 29 September, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, U.S. & BD
Good afternoon and thank you to the leadership of the International Business Forum of Bangladesh for organizing this event and for having me here today. I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak with you today. Your vision of creating a climate where decisions at all levels are more transparent in order to build ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 27 September, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Business Forum, U.S. & Bangladesh
U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas met today with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. They highlighted the shared achievements over the 50 years of positive bilateral relations between the United States and Bangladesh and discussed ways to deepen the partnership between the two countries.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 13 September, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Bangladesh, U.S., U.S. & Bangladesh
Assalamu alaikum, Nomoshkar, and a very good morning. I am so pleased to welcome such an array of leaders from various political parties gathered in the same room. I have had the opportunity to sit down with many of you already – and I will continue to meet with politicians of all political parties as ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 10 August, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, USAID
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 As Prepared Good morning. I had an opportunity last week to speak to a different group of editors and reporters to commemorate World Press Freedom Day. I began my remarks to them with a simple message; a message I would like to deliver to you, today: Thank you. Yours is a ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 31 May, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, DCAB TALK
A free press is a key ingredient in a legitimate, free democracy. The founders of the United States found the idea of press freedom so important that it became the very First Amendment in our Bill of Rights.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 24 May, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas, World Press Freedom
As the United States and Bangladesh celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations, I am excited for the future. And as I have said before, the United States is willing to go as fast as Bangladesh is to deepen and expand our bilateral relationship.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 11 May, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Economic Affairs, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, Business Forum
Over the past 50 years, we have built a robust relationship together, binding our cultures, peoples, and our economies. And the United States is ready to move as fast as Bangladesh wants to expand and deepen our ties.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 24 April, 2022 | Topics: News, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas, U.S. & BD
Bangladesh and the United States share different, but strikingly similar, visions for the Indo-Pacific region.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 31 March, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Haas
On March 15, 2022, the new U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, Peter Haas, presented his credentials to the President of Bangladesh, Md. Abdul Hamid. Ambassador Haas is honored to represent the United States in Bangladesh as we celebrate 50 years of bilateral relations.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 15 March, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Speeches, U.S. & Bangladesh | Tags: Ambassador Haas
