Khondker M. Talha

Khondker M. Talha (3 October 1967) is one of the most senior diplomats in the Bangladesh Foreign Service. Before his current assignment as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), he served as Director General for East Asia and Pacific at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka, overseeing relations with countries in that region. He further pursued another master's in Foreign Affairs and Trade a at Monash University in Melbourne. Ambassador Talha worked with the Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) of the UN General Assembly, as well as with ECOSOC and various UN Funds and Programmes. In 2004, he was elected Vice-Chair of the UN Committee on Population and Development.

Deputy High Commissioner, London (2014–2018) As Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in London, he worked to advance political, economic, and cultural relations between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom.

Director General for East Asia and Pacific (2019-2021) Prior to his current posting, Ambassador Talha served as Director General for East Asia and Pacific at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka, overseeing Bangladesh's relations with countries across a strategically significant region and guiding bilateral and regional policy formulation.

Ambassador to France and UNESCO (2021-present) Ambassador Talha currently serves as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to France and concurrently as Bangladesh's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, headquartered in Paris. In this capacity, he was elected to the position of President of the 43rd General Conference of UNESCO, the organization's supreme governing body.

Personal life Ambassador Talha is married and has a daughter and two sons.