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Date of Birth: Born on 25 April 1961 in the outlying district of Bhojpur, Nepal
Education: Obtained Master's degrees in Business Administration (MBA) and Regional Development Planning (MA) and a Bachelor's Degree in Laws
Professional Career:
Worked for the government, a university and the national airlines of Nepal before joining Nepal Civil Service in Sep 1986; taught MBA students until 1988
Section Officer (monitoring and evaluation), erstwhile Cabinet Secretariat (1986-1989)
Section Officer (Economic Policy Analysis), National Planning Commission (NPC) Secretariat (Oct 1990-Dec 1992)
Under Secretary/ Chief of Economic Policy Analysis, Research, International Relations and Foreign Aid Coordination sections, NPC Secretariat (Jan 1993-Feb 1995)
Under Secretary/ Chief of Policy planning section, Ministry of Interior (Mar 1995-Jun 1996)
Under Secretary/ Chief of Trade with neighbouring countries (including SAARC-SAPTA) and International trade (WTO, UNCTAD) sections, Ministry of Commerce (Jun 1996-Jan 1998)
Joint Secretary/Head of North and South-East Asia and the Pacific Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kathmandu (Jan 1998-Dec 1998)
Minister/ Deputy Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, New York (Dec 1998-Dec 2002)
Joint Secretary/Head of United Nations, Other International Organisations and International Law as well as Multilateral Economic Affairs Divisions (Dec 2002-Aug 2005), with concurrent charges of Spokesperson (June 2004-June 2005), and South Asia/SAARC (June-Sep 2004), and West Asia and Africa (Dec 2002-Jun 2004) Divisions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ambassador of Nepal to Sri Lanka and Maldives (Sep 2005-Oct 2009) with residence in Colombo, where he also served as President of the Colombo Plan Council (2005-2006)
Joint Secretary/Spokesperson, Head of UN, OIOs and International Law Division and Administration Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nov 2009-May 2011)
Member, First Nepal Civil Service Mt Everest Expedition Team, Spring 2011
Joint Secretary/Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Jul 2011-Aug 2011)
Officiating Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (01 Sep 2011-07 Sep 2011)
Acting Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (08 Sep 2011- 16 January 2012)
Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (17 January 2012 onwards)
Marital Status: Married to Muna; the couple has two children.
Hon. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs
Narayan Kaji Shrestha 'Prakash'
Foreign Secretary
Durga Prasad Bhattarai
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Code of Conduct 2011
Kutnitik Aachaar Sanhita, 2068 Diplomatic List 2011