Senate confirms Thomas Shannon as US under secretary of state for political affairs

Ambassador Thomas Shannon has been confirmed as the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs in the United States.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 12 Feb 2016, 09:03 PM
Updated : 12 Feb 2016, 09:05 PM

The Senate confirmed his appointment on Friday. Ambassador Kristie Kenney succeeded in his post as State Department Counselor.
 
Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed the senate decision and said Shannon was “one of our nation’s most talented diplomats”.
 
Last year in December, Shannon visited Bangladesh as the Under Secretary for Political Affairs Designate and highly praised Bangladesh and its present leadership.
 
He said “Bangladesh matters” to the US. “This is a country the world listens to, whether on peacekeeping, climate change or counter-terrorism,” he had said.