US Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells will visit Bangladesh from November 5 to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues, including the Rohingya crisis.
Wells will meet senior government officials and civil society leaders.
In Cox’s Bazar, she will meet Bangladeshi officials and representatives from international and non-governmental organisations to discuss US humanitarian assistance.
She will also observe the conditions Rohingyas and host communities are facing, according to US Department of State.
Wells is likely to meet Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen during her three-day visit.
She will visit Bangkok before coming to Dhaka.
In Bangkok, she will hold bilateral meetings with regional partners on the margins of the East Asia Summit and Indo-Pacific Business Forum, and will participate in a session of the US-Australia-India-Japan “Quad” consultations.