A. H. S. Ataul Karim

A. H. S. Ataul Karim (c. 1932 - 28 July 2010) was a Bangladesh diplomat, foreign secretary,[1] and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States.[2] He was also a Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.[3]

Ataul Karim in 1988

Career

Ataul Karim served as the chairperson of a meeting of foreign secretaries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries from 28 March to 30 March 1983.[4]

In 1986, Ataul Karim served as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in Geneva.[5]

On 16 August 1988, Ataul Karim was appointed the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.[6]

In 1991, Ataul Karim was appointed the head of the United Nations Mission in Cambodia, UN Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC),[7] and Chief Liaison Officer.[8] Previously he was the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States.[9][10]

Death

Ataul Karim died on 28 July 2010 at the Japan-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from lung cancer.[3]

References
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  2. "Death anniversary". The Daily Star. 2011-07-28. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  3. "Ataul Karim passes away". The Daily Star. 2010-07-29. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  4. Communique, Joint (1984). "Fourth Meeting of Foreign Secretaries of South Asian Countries, Dhaka—28-30 March 1983". India Quarterly. 40 (3/4): 360–362. doi:10.1177/097492848404000319. ISSN 0974-9284. JSTOR 45071990. S2CID 220262248.
  5. "Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programm" (PDF). UNDP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. "Permanent Representatives of Bangladesh to the UN through the Years". Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the United Nations. 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  7. "Verification/Monitoring Mechanism - 1991". Peace Accords Matrix. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  8. "Secretary-General appoints A.H.S. Ataul Karim Chief Liaison Officer and Head of UN Advance Mission in Cambodia" (Press release). 1991-11-05.
  9. Background Notes, Bangladesh. U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Public Communication. 1991. p. 7.
  10. Affairs, United States Congress House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific (1989). Disaster Relief for Bangladesh: Hearing and Markup Before the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session on H.R. 5389 and H. Con. Res. 303, September 23, 1988. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 85.
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