Dhaka: Newly appointed US Ambassador-designate to Bangladesh Earl R Miller arrived here on Sunday to begin his Bangladesh assignment.

He will soon present his credentials to President Abdul Hamid.

Miller was sworn in at US Department of State on Tuesday as the next US Ambassador to Bangladesh, reports the UNB.  

During the swearing ceremony, he was joined by former US Ambassadors as well as Bangladesh Ambassador to the US Mohammad Ziauddin, said the US Embassy in Dhaka.  

The US Senate confirmed the appointment of Earl R Miller as the next US Ambassador to Bangladesh as Ambassador Marcia Bernicat completed her tenure in Dhaka.

Miller, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, served as the US Ambassador to Botswana, a position he held since 2014.

Prior to his role as the chief of mission (COM) in Botswana, he served as consul general in Johannesburg, South Africa (2011-2014), and Regional Security Officer (RSO) at embassies in New Delhi, India (2008-2011), Baghdad, Iraq (2007-2008), and Jakarta, Indonesia, (2004-2007).

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 US Marine Corps (1981-1984) and US Marine Corps Reserve (1985-1992).

Miller earned a BA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1981 and graduated from the US Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Quantico, Virginia in 1994, according to the website of the US Department of State.