A six-member interagency U.S. delegation, led by Mr. Brent Neiman, Assistant Secretary for International Finance at the U.S. Department of Treasury, along with Ambassador Mr. Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs met the Foreign Secretary Ambassador Mr. Md. Jashim Uddin, ndc at the State Guest House, Padma today. The US delegation also included Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Mr. Brandon Lynch, and Deputy Assistant Administrator of USAID, Ms. Anjali Kaur.
The Foreign Secretary briefed the delegation on the steps already taken by the interim government on various reforms. Discussions touched on key issues, including financial sector and revenue reforms, currency management, trade and investment, climate change, law enforcement reforms and Rohingya humanitarian responses.
Secretary of the Economic Relations Division, Chairman of the National Board of Revenue, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, along with representatives from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Bangladesh Bank, participated in the meeting.
Earlier in the morning, the U.S. delegation paid courtesy calls on the Chief Adviser, the Adviser for Foreign Affairs and the Adviser for Finance and Commerce.