List of ambassadors of Nepal to the United States

The Nepali Ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of Nepal to the United States.[1]

Ambassador of Nepal to the United States
since February 17, 2021
Inaugural holderKaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana
Formation1948 / 1953
Websitehttps://us.nepalembassy.gov.np/ambassador/

List of representatives

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Diplomatic agrément Diplomatic accreditation Representative/ Ambassador Prime Minister of Nepal President of the United States Notes
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.
 
Memorandum of conversation between U.S. President Gerald Ford and the Nepalese Ambassador Padma Bahadur Khatri at the presentation of credentials on 23 January 1976
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

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  1. ^ "Nepal Embassy USA | Embassy of Nepal USA". www.nepalembassyusa.org. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
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