Ambassador Bernicat and USAID deputy mission director Paul Sabatine travelled to the Sundarbans for a national policy dialogue on March 8, organised by USAID’s Bagh project and the Ministry of Environment and Forests, in order to protect the tigers of Bangladesh.
Other than the national policy dialogue, ambassador Bernicat experienced firsthand the current condition of the Sundarbans and the daily routine of the forest patrol unit during the two days of the tour. The vessel, named MV Tanguar Haor of Tiger Tours Limited, housed the ambassador and a part of her team during her tour.
Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat became the US ambassador to Bangladesh on February 4, 2015. Currently a career member of the senior foreign service, class of Minister-Counselor, she previously served as deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Human Resources at the US Department of State.
