JOINT STATEMENT ON THE 6TH NEPAL- U.S. TRADE AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT COUNCIL MEETING

Kathmandu, May 19, 2023 Nepal and the United States of America held the sixth Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting on 19th May 2023 in Kathmandu. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Madhu Kumar Marasini, Secretary (Commerce and Supplies), Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies, Government of Nepal and Mr. Brendan Lynch, Acting Assistant United States Trade Representative

Handover of the wooden artifacts by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to the Embassy of Nepal

Handover of the wooden artifacts by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to the Embassy of Nepal Press Release The Embassy of Nepal received today 40 Nepali wooden artifacts dating back to 19th-20th century from the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amidst a handover ceremony organized at the Embassy. These illegally exported artifacts from Nepal

Shipment of the statues of Nritya Devi and Standing Buddha to Nepal

The Embassy of Nepal sent today an 8th century standing stone statue of Lord Buddha and a 10th century wooden statue of Nritya Devi to the Department of Archaeology of the Government of Nepal. Honorary Consul General of Nepal in San Diego Mr. Rishi Punnakhar Dhakal sponsored the shipping of these statues. The statue of Nritya Devi was returned to

Press Release on Musical Performance by Sur Sudha

  Press Release To mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and the United States, the Embassy hosted a musical evening by Sur Sudha among the guests from various US government departments, diplomatic corps in Washington, D.C. and friends of Nepal at the Embassy today. The artists performing from the legendary Nepali classical instrumental band

Press Release on Hon Finance Minister’s Visit

Finance Minister Hon. Janardan Sharma on 12 October chaired the 53rd Joint Governor’s Annual Meeting of the World Bank Group and the IMF of South East Asia Constituency in Washington, D.C., and deliberated on the multiple global economic challenges facing the member countries while stressing the need for scaling up financing to vulnerable countries like Nepal to address their developmental

Ambassador Khatri Met Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Ms. Lindsey Ford

Ambassador Khatri met with Ms. Lindsey Ford, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia, US Department of Defense on 25 May 2022 in the Pentagon and held discussions on the bilateral relations and defense cooperation between Nepal and the USA, including cooperation and engagements between Nepali Army and U.S. Army.