United States Ambassador to Bangladesh

Ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Marcia Bernicat since February 4, 2015
Nominator	The President of the United States
Inaugural holder	Davis Eugene Boster as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Formation	February 28, 1974
Website	U.S. Embassy - Dhaka

The United States Ambassador to Bangladesh is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Bangladesh.

Since the Mughul Dynasty ceased over South Asia after the take over by the East India Company at the Battle of Polashi and subsequently the British Crown, the emergence and dissolved of the Bengal Presidency and the Bengal Province under the British Empire took place. With the termination of British rule in 1947, Bengal was divided into two provinces, West and East Bengal to the new dominion nations of India and Pakistan respectively. East Bengal had become a part of Pakistan, named East Pakistan and remained so until 1971. On 26 March 1971, East Pakistan officially seceded, and was to be called Bangladesh and declared itself independent through a radio transmission from Kalurghat, Chittagong, by M A Hannan, on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. An official interim government was established on April 10, 1971, under Awami League leadership that was called Mujibnagar government led by Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmed, and the Commander in Chief Colonel M.A.G. Osmani of Mukti Bahini with 11 Sectors. The Awami League political hierarchy moved to neighboring India. The new interim administration and most of its military leaders operated from India. During the Bangladesh War of Independence, the then-Consul-General Archer Blood sent the famous Blood telegram detailing atrocities committed by the Pakistani Army during Operation Searchlight.