List of ambassadors of Nepal to the United States
Ambassador of Nepal to the United States | |
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Incumbent since February 17, 2021Shridhar Khatri | |
Inaugural holder | Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana |
Formation | 1948 / 1953 |
Website | https://us.nepalembassy.gov.np/ambassador/ |
The Nepali Ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of Nepal to the United States.[1]
List of representatives
Diplomatic agrément | Diplomatic accreditation | Representative/ Ambassador | Prime Minister of Nepal | President of the United States | Notes |
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February 16, 1948 | February 19, 1948 | Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana | Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | Harry S. Truman | Legation opened |
August 19, 1948 | Subba Iswary Raj Misra | Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | Harry S. Truman | Chargé d'affaires | |
September 21, 1949 | September 27, 1949 | Shankar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana | Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana | Harry S. Truman | Chargé d'affaires |
February 24, 1953 | Matrika Prasad Koirala | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Legation raised to embassy | ||
February 17, 1953 | February 24, 1953 | Shankar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana | Matrika Prasad Koirala | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
September 29, 1958 | October 27, 1958 | Rishikesh Shah | Subarna Shamsher Rana | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
July 13, 1961 | August 3, 1961 | Matrika Prasad Koirala | Tulsi Giri | John F. Kennedy | |
October 23, 1964 | December 3, 1964 | Padma Bahadur Khatri | Tulsi Giri | Lyndon B. Johnson | Served again as an ambassador from 1976–1980. |
April 4, 1969 | April 17, 1969 | Kul Shekhar Sharma | Kirti Nidhi Bista | Richard Nixon | |
April 27, 1973 | June 14, 1973 | Yadunath Khanal | Nagendra Prasad Rijal | Richard Nixon | |
May 25, 1975 | Bishweshwar Prasad Rimal | Tulsi Giri | Gerald Ford | Chargé d'affaires | |
January 9, 1976 | January 23, 1976 | Padma Bahadur Khatri | Tulsi Giri | Gerald Ford | Previously served as an ambassador from 1964–1969. ![]() |
August 8, 1980 | August 29, 1980 | Bhekh Bahadur Thapa | Surya Bahadur Thapa | Jimmy Carter | |
February 3, 1986 | February 18, 1986 | Bishwa Pradhan | Nagendra Prasad Rijal | Ronald Reagan | |
August 29, 1988 | September 19, 1988 | Mohan Man Sainju | Nagendra Prasad Rijal | Ronald Reagan | |
November 5, 1991 | November 25, 1991 | Yog Prasad Upadhyay | Girija Prasad Koirala | George H. W. Bush | |
March 7, 1995 | March 20, 1995 | Basudev Prasad Dhungana | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Bill Clinton | |
March 18, 1996 | April 30, 1996 | Bhekh Bahadur Thapa | Sher Bahadur Deuba | Bill Clinton | |
September 9, 1998 | September 10, 1998 | Damodar Prasad Gautam | Girija Prasad Koirala | Bill Clinton | |
January 28, 2002 | February 14, 2002 | Jai Pratap Rana | Gyanendra of Nepal | George W. Bush | |
August 20, 2004 | September 15, 2004 | Kedar Bhakta Shrestha | Sher Bahadur Deuba | George W. Bush | |
November 21, 2007 | January 22, 2008 | Suresh Chandra Chalise | Girija Prasad Koirala | George W. Bush | |
November 18, 2009 | February 24, 2010 | Shankar Prasad Sharma | Madhav Kumar Nepal | Barack Obama | |
May 11, 2015 | May 18, 2015 | Arjun Karki | Sushil Koirala | Barack Obama | |
December 24, 2020 | February 17, 2021 | Yuba Raj Khatiwada | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli | Joe Biden |
References
- ^ "Nepal Embassy USA | Embassy of Nepal USA". www.nepalembassyusa.org. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
External links
- National Archives and Records Administration