Akramul Qader is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former

Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States The Bangladeshi Ambassador to the United States is the official representative of the Government of Bangladesh to the Government of the United States. List of representatives References {{reflist United States Bangladesh Bangl ...

. He was the longest serving ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. He had the rank of a state minister in the government.

Early life

Qader completed his M.A. in Islamic History from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

. In the 1960s, he taught in college and would later join the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Office as a section officer. He graduated in 1970 from National Institute of Public Administration, Dhaka, and in 1973 completed a Foreign Service Training Course in Australia.

Career

Qader joined the Bangladeshi Foreign Service in 1972 returning from Pakistan after the Independence of Bangladesh. He was assigned to the USSR in 1974, where he worked till 1976. He was posted in Burma from 1976 to 1981 and Pakistan from 1981 to 1984. From 1984 to 1986 he was the Director of the South East Asia Division in the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The enti ...

. From 1996 he served as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand and Cambodia till 1999. From 1999 to 2002, he was the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to South Africa, and was also cross-accredited as High Commissioner to Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and Lesotho. He served as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was established in order to increase economic ...

. From November 2009 to May 2014 he was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States with responsibility for Mexico and Columbia.

References

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