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Chiefs of Mission for Bangladesh
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Notice posted on January 12, 2024.
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Chiefs of Mission
- Herbert Daniel Spivack (1917–2004)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, May 1972–October 1972
- Daniel Oliver Newberry (1922–1999)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, October 1972–April 1974
- Davis Eugene Boster (1920–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 13, 1974–September 10, 1976
- Edward E. Masters (1924–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 5, 1976–November 27, 1977
- David Taylor Schneider (1922–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 29, 1978–July 25, 1981
- Jane Abell Coon (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 11, 1981–August 3, 1984
- Howard Bruner Schaffer (1929–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 26, 1984–July 9, 1987
- Willard Ames De Pree (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 5, 1987–August 17, 1990
- William B. Milam (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 1, 1990–October 9, 1993
- David Nathan Merrill (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 5, 1994–May 14, 1997
- John C. Holzman (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 2, 1997–July 6, 2000
- Mary Ann Peters (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 25, 2000–June 19, 2003
- Harry Keels Thomas Jr. (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 14, 2003–July 2, 2005
- Patricia A. Butenis (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 13, 2006–June 23, 2007
- James F. Moriarty (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 21, 2008–June 17, 2011
- Dan W. Mozena (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 24, 2011–December 21, 2014
- Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 4, 2015–November 2, 2018
- Earl Robert Miller (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 29, 2018–
Other Nominees
- Hermann Frederick Eilts (1922–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Declined appointment.