US Special Envoy For Business Affairs to Visit India, Bangladesh, Pakistan

WASHINGTON, D.C (ANI) – US Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, Dilawar Syed, will visit India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan to build commercial and economic ties in the South Asia region.

Syed tweeted, “Heading to Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan to build on our commercial and economic ties in the region.With a population surpassing 1.8 billion, South Asia is brimming with talent, dynamism, and opportunity. Honored to lead our economic engagement at this historic time,” he added.

Earlier in February, this year, Syed was announced as the new Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs.

During the Obama admin, Syed played an active role in promoting the State Department’s Global Entrepreneurship Program and connecting Silicon Valley innovators with emerging entrepreneurial ecosystems.

As the founding chair of the California Entrepreneurship Task Force, Syed is credited with driving inclusive entrepreneurship that bridged coastal regions with the state’s rural heartland and helped small businesses struggling with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Serving in the State Department’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, the Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs advances trade, commercial, and economic policies for America’s workers.