As special envoy to the Fiji Islands, Mr. Siddiqui was the first South Asian American and Muslim to serve as U.S. ambassador.
President Joe Biden intends to appoint Bangladeshi-American diplomat and entrepreneur M. Osman Siddique to the National Security Education Board (NSEB), which provides strategic guidance and oversight of national security education programs. announced.
Mr. Siddiq is the first Muslim U.S. ambassador to serve in any territory as ambassador to the Fiji Islands, and is a member of the 14-member NSEB, which includes six presidential appointees, including experts from nonprofit organizations and academia. One of the people.
The White House announced this on March 22nd.
“I am grateful to President Biden for selecting me to serve on the NSEB board,” he told American Bazaar. “And it is the greatest honor to serve the American people.”
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NSEB administers several fellowships and awards, including the David L. Boren Scholarship and Fellowship, designed to enhance the nation's ability to understand and interact effectively with foreign cultures and languages.
Appointed by President Bill Clinton, Siddiq served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Fiji Islands from 1999 to 2001 while accredited to the governments of the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and Nauru.
After earning an MBA degree from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, Siddique began his professional career at a Fortune 500 company, but quickly became a successful entrepreneur and a leader in the nation's capital, according to a White House profile. He distinguished himself as a prolific businessman.
Under the leadership of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), he became very active in Democratic Party and national politics. In 2011, President Barack Obama appointed Siddiq to the East West Center Board of Directors in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Currently, Siddique serves as a strategic advisor to several multinational organizations, as well as a non-resident senior fellow on several boards, including the Atlantic Council.
Born in Bangladesh, Siddiq currently lives in McLean, Virginia, with his wife, Katherine. He recently wrote his memoir, “Leap of Faith: An Immigrant Adventure of Struggle, Success, and Service to the Fatherland.”