Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has discussed advancing mutual cooperation in addressing critical environmental challenges with the US Embassy Chargé d'affaires, Tracey Ann Jacobson. The discussion was held after Jacobson paid a courtesy call on Rizwana at the Department of Environment in Dhaka, on Wednesday, according to a press release. Hilly areas neglected in climate change interventions: Rizwana The meeting focused on advancing mutual cooperation in addressing critical environmental challenges. Discussions highlighted the recent reform agenda of the Bangladesh government and emphasized collaborative efforts in promoting renewable energy, and conserving biodiversity. Rizwana expressed Bangladesh’s commitment to implementing innovative and sustainable policies for environmental protection. She stressed the need for enhanced international partnerships to promote eco-friendly technologies. Jacobson reaffirmed the United States' support for Bangladesh’s initiatives in renewable energy development and biodiversity conservation. She praised the government's efforts to address environmental issues while advancing the country’s development agenda. Polythene ban must be implemented for better future: Adviser Rizwana Both sides agreed to continue dialogue and explore further avenues for collaboration to achieve shared goals in environmental sustainability and resilience. Environment Ministry Secretary and officials from the US Embassy were present at the time, among others.

Tracey Ann Jacobson, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, will join the  U.S. Embassy Dhaka as Chargé d’affaires, ad interim, on January 11.  Over the course of her distinguished career, she has served as U.S. Ambassador three times – to Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kosovo, said the US Embassy in Dhaka on Thursday. With Ambassador Jacobson’s arrival as Chargé d’affaires, Megan Bouldin will resume duties as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy Dhaka.  Most recently, Ambassador Jacobson served as a Senior Advisor in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.  Prior to that assignment, she served as Chargé d’affaires, a.i., at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.      In addition to her senior leadership roles overseas, Ambassador Jacobson helped to shape the future of the Foreign Service as Dean of the School of Professional and Area Studies and then as Deputy Director of the National Foreign Affairs Training Center.  Read: US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires meets with Health Adviser to discuss healthcare and rehabilitation Among Ambassador Jacobson’s other roles, she has served as Deputy Executive Secretary and Senior Director for Administration for the National Security Council in Washington D.C. and as Deputy Ambassador at the U.S. Embassy, in Riga, Latvia.   Ambassador Jacobson earned her Bachelors degree from Johns Hopkins University and her Masters degree from the School of Advanced International Studies, also at Johns Hopkins.  She is the recipient of multiple awards from the State Department, including the Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award, two Presidential Rank Awards, and the Order for Peace, Democracy and Humanism “Ibrahim Rugova” (Kosovo).