Deputy Chief of Mission

Deputy Chief of Mission Nicholas Dean

Deputy Chief of Mission Nicholas Dean

Nicholas Dean, a career Foreign Service Officer, joined the U.S. Mission in Dhaka in July 2009.

Mr. Dean was most recently Career Development Officer in the State Department’s Bureau of Human Resources.  Previously, he was Deputy Chief of Mission in Kathmandu, Nepal.  He served as Deputy Director of the Office of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan Affairs, Political-Economic Counselor in Tbilisi, Georgia, Energy Officer in Moscow, Commercial Officer in Sydney, German desk officer in the State Department, Deputy Principal Officer in Leipzig, Germany, Political/Economic Officer in East Berlin and Munich, and Vice Consul in Lahore, Pakistan.

Mr. Dean has a son and twin daughters.  He received a B.A. in History from the University of Virginia and a Master of Strategic Studies from the National War College.