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Diplomacy, Defense, and Development: U.S. Aid to Bangladesh After Cyclone Sidr
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Date: Thursday, 13 December 2007
Time: 9:00 a.m. EST (1400 GMT / 20:00 Dhaka)
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The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh invites you to an online webchat. Please join Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Geeta Pasi and members of the Embassy who will answer questions about the interagency effort by the United States to provide aid to Bangladesh in the wake of Cyclone Sidr. Preparation before the cyclone and the rapid response afterwards by the Embassy, USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, and the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, working in tandem with other international donors and non-governmental organizations, has been integral in ensuring immediate relief to the worst hit areas. The response has now shifted into early recovery and planning for longer term rehabilitation and reconstruction.
This is an opportunity for you to ask questions of those who have seen both the devastation and cooperation first-hand, and also discuss "transformational diplomacy" in action.
Guest Biography: Geeta Pasi joined the United States Foreign Service in 1988 after working as an institutional financial market researcher in New York City.
Her appointments have included both domestic and overseas assignments. In Washington, D.C. she was a member of the Secretary of State’s advance team and was responsible for managing the Secretary’s overseas travel. She also served as Desk Officer for Afghanistan at the Department of State from 2001-2003. Immediately prior to her arrival in Bangladesh, she served as Deputy Principal Officer at the American Consulate General in Frankfurt, Germany. Her other assignments include Cameroon, Romania, Ghana, and India.
Geeta Pasi graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, and completed a Master’s Degree in French Studies at New York University. Ms. Pasi hails from Herkimer, New York. Her foreign languages include French, Hindi, Romanian and German.
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