U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Visits Dhaka

Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg arrived on Thursday, April 22, on a two-day visit to Bangladesh.

Deputy Secretary Steinberg will meet with government officials and other political figures, and business, civil society, and opinion leaders in New Delhi, Kolkata, and Dhaka. He will discuss a range of bilateral and multilateral issues. This is his first visit to Bangladesh.

Appointed by President Obama, James B. Steinberg serves as the Principal Deputy to Secretary Hillary Clinton. He is the highest Obama Administration official to visit Bangladesh.