The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has confirmed the appointment of Earl Robert Miller as the next US Ambassador to Bangladesh.
The Ambassador-designate must still be officially sworn in before arriving in Dhaka to present his credentials to President Md. Abdul Hamid, the official Facebook page of the US Embassy, Dhaka, said.
Earl R. Miller currently serves as the US Ambassador to Botswana, a position he has held since 2014, according to the website of US Department of State.
He served in this capacity in a number of countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Iraq, and India, according to Wikipedia.
Prior to his role as Chief of Mission (COM) in Botswana, he served as Consul General in Johannesburg, South Africa (2011 - 2014), and Regional Security Officer (RSO) at our embassies in New Delhi, India (2008-2011), Baghdad, Iraq (2007-2008), and Jakarta, Indonesia, (2004 - 2007).
Ambassador Miller has served as Senior Regional Security Officer, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2000-2003), Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), Boston Field Office, Boston, Massachusetts (1998-2000) and Senior Regional Security Officer, Gaborone, Botswana (1995-1998).
He served in DSS headquarters in Washington (1994 - 95) and field offices in Miami (1990 - 93) and San Francisco (1987 - 88). He was Assistant RSO in San Salvador, El Salvador (1988 - 90). He served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps (1981-1984) and U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (1985-1992).
Ambassador Miller earned a B.A. at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1981 and graduated from the US Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Quantico, Virginia in 1994.