David Meale

David Meale
United States Ambassador to Bangladesh
Nominee
Assuming office
Awaiting confirmation by US Senate
PresidentJoe Biden
SucceedingPeter D. Haas
United States Chargé d'affaires to China, a.i.
In office
April 1, 2022 – July 12, 2021
Preceded byRobert W. Forden
(Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.)
Succeeded byR. Nicholas Burns
Personal details
SpouseLisa O’Donnell
Children2
EducationUniversity of Delaware (BA)
National Defense University (MS)
Tulane University (MBA)

David Slayton Meale is an American diplomat who is the current nominee to serve as United States ambassador to Bangladesh. Prior to join Bangladesh, he was Deputy Chief of Mission for the Embassy of the United States in Beijing.[1] Prior to this, he served as the Chargé d'affaires for the embassy from July 2021[2] to March 2022 - in this capacity, he was the senior United States diplomat in China[3][4] while the Biden Administration's nominee for the Ambassador to China, R. Nicholas Burns, awaited confirmation. Previously, Meale served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy and Negotiations at the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.[2]

  1. ^ "Deputy Chief of Mission David Meale". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in China. October 4, 2020. Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Chargé d'Affaires David Meale". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in China. October 4, 2020. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Buckley, Chris; Bilefsky, Dan; Sherlock, Tracy (August 11, 2021). "China Sentences Canadian Businessman to 11 Years in Prison". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Hurtado, Patricia; Strohm, Chris (September 24, 2021). "Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou strikes deal with US prosecutors". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.