Nicholas Dean (diplomat)
Nicholas Dean | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Bangladesh | |
| In office June 17, 2011 – November 24, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | James F. Moriarty |
| Succeeded by | Dan Mozena |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
Nicholas Dean is an American diplomat and former Ambassador to Bangladesh. He also served as the state department's special envoy for Holocaust.[1][2]
Early life
Dean earned a B.A. in history from the University of Virginia and pursued graduate studies there as well.[3]
Career
Dean served in the United States Embassy in Georgia as the acting deputy chief of mission and political-economic counselor. He was the energy officer at the United States Embassy in Russia. He served in the United States Embassy in Australia as the commercial office. He also served as the German desk officer at the State Department in Washington D.C., and as the principal staff officer in Leipzig, Germany. In September 2003, he was appointed deputy director of the State Department's Office of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan Affairs.[3] In 2011, he served as the chargé d'affaires of the US embassy to Bangladesh based in Dhaka.[4] As the head of the US mission to Bangladesh, he called on the Bangladesh government to deploy troops to Afghanistan.[5]
Dean served as the special envoy for Holocaust issues under President Barack Obama.[6][7] He also served as the director of Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island affairs in the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.[8][9] Additionally, he served in the White House as the senior director for South Asia of National Security Staff.[10]
Personal life
Dean is married to a fellow Foreign Service officer.[3]
References
- ^ "How The State Department Is Combating Anti-Semitism". Times of Israel. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "The tip of a huge iceberg of Holocaust distortion". The Jerusalem Post (Opinion). Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Biography of Nicholas Dean, Deputy Director, Office of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan Affairs". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "US bargained for Yunus's Grameen control". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "US keen about Bangladeshi troops in Afghanistan". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to Attend the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau". whitehouse.gov. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "U.S. Special Envoy Nicholas Dean to Visit Latvia". U.S. Embassy in Latvia. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Trust Fund Management and Administration". rmicfatf.com. RMI. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Guests from the National Science Foundation, US Embassy in Palau and US Department of State visited PICRC". picrc.org. Palau International Coral Reef Center. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Foreign Secretary's Busy Engagements in Washington DC" (PDF). bdembassyusa.org. Ministry of Foreign Affairs External Publicity Wing. Retrieved 5 October 2018.