UNB, Dhaka :
US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat on Wednesday said trust, will and mechanisms in place always help resolve any irritants if these arise in a relationship.
Irritants can always arise in a relationship. The key is to have the trust, will and mechanisms in place to ensure they can be resolved. I think our two countries have what we need to do just that, she said while responding to a question from UNB. Bernicat joined a Facebook chat on the Bangladesh-US relationship marking the
second anniversary of her arrival in the country. She said, the US work with all Bangladeshis to ensure that a more inclusive political process exist in Bangladesh.
We don’t back any particular political party in Bangladesh. We work with all Bangladeshis to help ensure there is a more inclusive political process, she said.
The US Ambassador said, there are many factors both positive and negative that shape migration around the globe, such as climate change, family ties, economic opportunity, political violence and terrorism.
I’m confident that the nature of the Bangladeshi people and their culture, coupled with the government’s resolve to fight terrorism, will defeat the terrorist threat here, she said.
Responding to a question on restoration of US trade preference programs – Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), she said there has been tremendous progress on safety issues. But much work remains to be done on workers’ rights. Bernicat said they will need to wait and see what the new Trump Administration’s position will be on the GSP and trade in general.
The US Ambassador said the two thirds of US Ambassadors who are career Foreign Service Officers will continue their jobs though political appointees will step down.
It is partially true. Every president, regardless of party affiliation, asks those Ambassadors who are political appointees of their predecessors to step down, she said when asked whether President Donald Trump will withdraw all Ambassadors appointed by the then Obama Administration.
US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat on Wednesday said trust, will and mechanisms in place always help resolve any irritants if these arise in a relationship.
Irritants can always arise in a relationship. The key is to have the trust, will and mechanisms in place to ensure they can be resolved. I think our two countries have what we need to do just that, she said while responding to a question from UNB. Bernicat joined a Facebook chat on the Bangladesh-US relationship marking the
second anniversary of her arrival in the country. She said, the US work with all Bangladeshis to ensure that a more inclusive political process exist in Bangladesh.
We don’t back any particular political party in Bangladesh. We work with all Bangladeshis to help ensure there is a more inclusive political process, she said.
The US Ambassador said, there are many factors both positive and negative that shape migration around the globe, such as climate change, family ties, economic opportunity, political violence and terrorism.
I’m confident that the nature of the Bangladeshi people and their culture, coupled with the government’s resolve to fight terrorism, will defeat the terrorist threat here, she said.
Responding to a question on restoration of US trade preference programs – Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), she said there has been tremendous progress on safety issues. But much work remains to be done on workers’ rights. Bernicat said they will need to wait and see what the new Trump Administration’s position will be on the GSP and trade in general.
The US Ambassador said the two thirds of US Ambassadors who are career Foreign Service Officers will continue their jobs though political appointees will step down.
It is partially true. Every president, regardless of party affiliation, asks those Ambassadors who are political appointees of their predecessors to step down, she said when asked whether President Donald Trump will withdraw all Ambassadors appointed by the then Obama Administration.
