David Meale nominated to be next US ambassador to Bangladesh

US President Joe Biden has nominated David Slayton Meale to be the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

The announcement was made on Thursday as Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate several individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration.

David Meale, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, is currently Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Beijing, China, where he also served as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim.

Prior to this role, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy and Negotiations for the Department’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.

He was previously the Bureau’s Director for Sanctions Policy and Implementation. Other positions include Associate Dean for the Leadership and Management School at the Foreign Service Institute in Washington, District of Columbia; Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh; Counselor for Economic Affairs at the US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine; Deputy Director of the Office of Monetary Affairs in the Economic Bureau; and additional positions in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Guinea, and Washington. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Meale held positions in corporate finance with Sprint Telecommunications.

A native of Virginia, he holds a MS from the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School, an MBA from Tulane University, and a B.A. from the University of Delaware. He is the recipient of the Baker-Wilkins Award for Outstanding Deputy Chief of Mission and has studied Chinese, Ukrainian, and French.