Bangladesh’s Top Diplomat Heads to New Delhi Post
Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam will become Bangladesh’s next high commissioner to New Delhi. This is a crucial diplomatic appointment. India’s Ministry of External Affairs has approved the move. This consent was confirmed today, Tuesday. Diplomatic sources in both Dhaka and New Delhi shared this important information.
Mr. Siam will take over from M Riaz Hamidullah. Mr. Hamidullah has already been appointed as Bangladesh’s permanent representative to Geneva. Bangladesh initially proposed Mr. Siam’s name to India on July 13. India’s Ministry of External Affairs has now formally accepted this proposal.
Asad Alam Siam is a highly experienced career diplomat. He joined the Bangladesh Foreign Service cadre in 1995. He holds a postgraduate degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He also earned an MBA from Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands.
His professional development included several key courses. He studied at the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu. He also attended the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii. Further training was completed at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security in Seoul. He also undertook studies at the National Defence College in Dhaka.
Throughout his career, Mr. Siam has held many significant positions. He served as Bangladesh’s first consul general in Milan, Italy. His ambassadorial postings included the United States and the Philippines. He was also ambassador to Palau, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Slovakia.
He has actively represented Bangladesh in numerous international discussions. These included important bilateral, regional, and multilateral negotiations. He served as Bangladesh’s permanent representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna. He also represented the nation at the OPEC Fund.
Furthermore, Mr. Siam was an alternate permanent representative for UN ESCAP in Bangkok. Within Bangladesh, he served as rector of the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka. He also held roles as director of the offices of the foreign minister and foreign secretary. Asad Alam Siam is currently Bangladesh’s foreign secretary, a key leadership role.
