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United States is committed to strengthen the bilateral partnership between the two countries.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dhaka, May 30, 2023<\/strong>\u2014Today, U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam opened a special photo exhibition,\u00a0Roots of Friendship:\u00a0 50 Years of U.S.-Bangladesh Relations<\/em>\u00a0at the Edward M. Kennedy Center for Public Service and the Arts (EMK Center) to reflect on over 50 years of enduring bilateral relations and people-to-people ties between the United States and Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

Inaugurating the exhibition, Ambassador Haas said, \u201cThis photo exhibition is a testament of the enduring relations and people-to-people ties between the United States and Bangladesh, which only have grown stronger over time.\u201d<\/p>\n

An extended celebration of the 50th anniversary of bilateral ties between the United States and Bangladesh, this exhibition of 50 historic photographs represents six distinct categories.\u00a0 The \u201cEarly Contact\u201d category features the initial seeds of friendship and collaboration between Bangladeshis and Americans\u2014early immigrants, artists, scholars, architects, doctors, and entrepreneurs\u2014prior to Bangladesh\u2019s independence in 1971.\u00a0 The \u201cOfficial Visits\u201d category showcases visits and meetings of the U.S. and Bangladeshi heads of state.<\/p>\n

The \u201cAid & Infrastructure\u201d category covers the United States\u2019 support for Bangladesh\u2019s development over the decades.\u00a0 The \u201cTrade & Business\u201d category features the vibrant bilateral trade relationship.\u00a0 The \u201cEducation & Science\u201d category shows how Bangladeshi and American scientists and scholars have collaborated for decades on a wide variety of research projects.<\/p>\n

Finally, the \u201cCulture & Diaspora\u201d category portrays how over half a century, both countries have connected through cultural expression. The physical exhibition will continue at the EMK Center until June 14, 2023, while the virtual exhibition can be accessed at\u00a0https:\/\/culture.meridian.org\/50yearsusbd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":904,"featured_media":18101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3206,48],"tags":[3280,3775,3292],"locations_taxonomy":[],"class_list":["post-18100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ambassador","category-events","tag-ambassador-haas","tag-art-culture","tag-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nU.S. Ambassador Inaugurates 50th Anniversary Photo Exhibition - U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bd.usembassy.gov\/29833\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"U.S. Ambassador Inaugurates 50th Anniversary Photo Exhibition\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/bd.usembassy.gov\/29833\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-05-30T21:20:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-11T09:31:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/bd.usembassy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2023\/11\/IMG_7122-1140x546-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1140\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"546\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"U.S. Embassy Dhaka\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"U.S. Embassy Dhaka\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bd.usembassy.gov\\\/29833\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bd.usembassy.gov\\\/29833\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"U.S. Embassy Dhaka\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bd.usembassy.gov\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8221ea411b0fd3af16069d1d718855b7\"},\"headline\":\"U.S. Ambassador Inaugurates 50th Anniversary Photo Exhibition\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-30T21:20:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-11T09:31:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bd.usembassy.gov\\\/29833\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":8,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bd.usembassy.gov\\\/29833\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bd.usembassy.gov\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/151\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/IMG_7122-1140x546-1.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Ambassador Haas\",\"Art & Culture\",\"Press Releases\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Ambassador\",\"Events\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bd.usembassy.gov\\\/29833\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bd.usembassy.gov\\\/29833\\\/\",\"name\":\"U.S. Ambassador Inaugurates 50th Anniversary Photo Exhibition - 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