US Asstt Secy due in city today

Charles H. Rivkin, US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, arrives in Dhaka on Wednesday on a mission to strengthen economic relations between the two countries.

During his two-day visit, Charles H. Rivkin will hold meetings and discussions with government officials, leaders of the business community, readymade garment (RMG) sector leaders and workers and the media.  

He will discuss economic relations between the United States and Bangladesh.

Rivkin is the first non-career bilateral ambassador to lead the Economic and Business Affairs Bureau and he was brought in with a team of business leaders to help fulfill Secretary Kerry's mandate that economic policy is foreign policy.

Rivkin began serving as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs on February 13, 2014.  Prior to his appointment, he served for more than four years as the United States Ambassador to France and Monaco, where he led one of America's first and largest diplomatic missions.

Ambassador Rivkin received his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1984, graduating with distinction in political science and international relations. He received his MBA from Harvard University in 1988.

In 2013, Ambassador Rivkin was personally awarded the Légion d'honneur with the rank of Commander by French President François Hollande.

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