Fararuddin
Moyeen U
None of the above
If school children were asked the above quesion, most of them will say chief advisor Farruddin. But facts says otherwise. It seems it is the present US Ambassador James F. Moriarty who is a high profile Bushite diplomat. He speaks Chinese, Nepali, Urdu, French and Bangla. Previously he was the diplomat in Pakistan. He was posted in Bangladesh for some important mission not known to Bangladeshis. During his term in office "US Marine Corps surveys BD-India border-Collecting detailed terrain intelligence. US has asked for detailed terrain information about major cities including Dhaka as well as for details of all airports and airstrips in Bangladesh." Report says, most of these were done with the permission of advisor Fararuddin. But why?
Breaking the diplomatic decorum, lately, Morarty is inviting Bangladeshi politicians:
Gana Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain, Bangladesh Nationalist Party vice-chairman Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf and joint-secretary general Nazrul Islam Khan, The Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam, Awami League organising secretary Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Jamaat-e-Islami organising secretary Barrister Abdur Razzak, Abul Hasan Chowdhury of PDP, AL acting general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam and publicity secretary Asaduzzaman Noor were present in the previous meeting.
Economist Anu Muhammad said, 'Foreign embassies, especially the US embassy, have become the centre point of political affairs of Bangladesh, and the ruling class, especially politicians, is gradually becoming dependent on the embassies.' "The US government signed some secret treaties, which undermine the sovereignty of Bangladesh, using the members of that class in the past, he said. 'The people should identify the members of this class and they must be exposed.'"
Is Bangladesh with the heros of the liberation war still alive is slowly becoming a banana republic?
Who is this controversial US ambassador, Morarty? http://dhaka.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html What is his mission in Dhaka? Why some circle even calls him notorious?
Morerty is working with another controversial diplomat, UK ambassador Stefan Evans. This is during the crucial period of the prolonged CTG rule. Morerty is leaving for US to report about people's mood in Bangladesh. We wonder why a small country like Bangladesh becomes so important? Then India demands transit from this unelected government! Who is in charge of Bangladesh? Where is Hasina? Can she hear Bangladeshis's cries for their leader's help?
It seems that it now it is only the will of the independent-minded Bangladeshis that will save the country.
Thus begins the clash between Bangladeshis vs. the puppets (Indian Rajakars)that will decide the fate of Bangladesh.
Bangladeshis now ask, "who is in charge of Bangladesh? Who is in charge of Bangladesh?"
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United States Ambassador to Bangladesh James F. Moriarty | In Bangla (PDF)
James F. Moriarty
James F. Moriarty was confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh by the Senate on March 13, 2008 and sworn in on March 26, 2008. He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, rank of Minister-Counselor.
Prior to this assignment, Mr. Moriarty served as U.S. Ambassador to Nepal between 2004 and 2007. Before moving to Nepal, Ambassador Moriarty served in 2002-2004 as Special Assistant to the President of the United States of America and Senior Director at the National Security Council (NSC). He was responsible for advising on and coordinating U.S. policy on East Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific region. Ambassador Moriarty also worked in the White House in 2001-2002 as NSC Director for China Affairs.
In 1998-2001, Ambassador Moriarty served as Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. In 1994-1998, he led the General Affairs (Political) Section at the American Institute in Taiwan. Ambassador Moriarty shaped the U.S. response to PRC missile tests in the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, and the ramming of a U.S. EP-3 plane off China's Hainan island. In these jobs and at the NSC, Ambassador Moriarty helped lay the groundwork for U.S. China policy for the 21st century.
As Deputy Director of the State Department's Office of United Nations (UN) Political Affairs in 1991-93, Ambassador Moriarty coordinated U.S. policy on UN Security Council issues. He received the American Foreign Service Association's Rivkin Award for his principled approach to the break-up of the former Yugoslavia.
Ambassador Moriarty was Diplomat-in-Resident at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1993-94. Earlier assignments in Ambassador Moriarty's career included postings at the U.S. Embassies in Pakistan, Swaziland and Morocco, additional tours in Beijing and Taipei, and work on African issues at the U.S. Department of State. Ambassador Moriarty joined the Foreign Service in 1975.
Ambassador Moriarty earned his Bachelor of Arts in History, summa cum laude, from Dartmouth College. He speaks Chinese, Nepali, Urdu, French and Bangla. Among Ambassador Moriarty's numerous awards are individual State Department Superior Honor Awards for his work in China (2000) and on Yugoslavia (1993) and two Group Superior Honor Awards. For his reporting and analysis in Pakistan, Ambassador Moriarty won the Director General's 1987 Award as the State Department's best reporting officer. He received a Presidential Pay Award in 2005 and, on numerous occasions, State Department Performance Pay.
A native of Ware, Massachusetts, Ambassador Moriarty is married to Lauren Moriarty. She is a retired senior U.S. diplomat. The Ambassador is the proud father of a son Mana and a daughter Kate Kanani.
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