Brief Biography of Mr. Gyan Chandra Acharya
Foreign Secretary
| Name: |
Gyan Chandra Acharya |
| Date of Birth: |
20 November 1960 |
| Qualification: |
M.A. in Economics |
| Marital Status: |
Married and has two children |
| Current Position: |
Foreign Secretary (October 2007) |
| Previous Position and Professional Experiences: |
Acting Foreign Secretary (March 2007)
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| Professional Experience: |
Permanent Representative to the U.N. and other International Organisations
in Geneva and to the WTO.
(28 February 2003-February 2007)
Ambassador to Switzerland
(April 2003-February 2007)
Joint Secretary (Director General)
Europe and the Americas Division/South Asia & SAARC Division, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
(September 1998-Septemebr 2003)
Also Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry
(May 2000 to February 2003)
Joint Secretary (Director General)
Economic Relations and Coordination Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(April 1998-September 1998)
From July 1995 First Secretary and from January 1997 -April 1998 Counsellor,
Embassy of Nepal, Bonn, Germany
1994-1995 attached to the Office of the Foreign Secretary
1991-1994 U.N. and International Organizations Division, Foreign Ministry
1986-1991 Second Secretary, Embassy of Nepal, Cairo, Egypt
1984-1986 Europe America Division, Foreign Ministry
March 1983 Joined the Foreign Service as Section Officer |
| Training: |
Diplomatic Training, Australia 1984
U.N. Disarmament Fellow 1993 |
| Participation: |
Member of the Nepalese Delegation to U.N. General Assembly 1991
Member of the Nepalese Delegation to the Tenth Non-Aligned Summit, Jakarta, 1992
Member of the Nepalese Delegation during the State Visit of Their Majesties to France, 1994
Member of the Nepalese Delegation to the Official Visits of Prime Minister to India, August 2000 and March 2002
Member of the Nepalese Delegation to the 11th SAARC Summit, Kathmandu, January 2002
Member of the Nepalese Delegation during the State Visit of Their Majesties to India, June 2002
Member of the Nepalese Delegation to the 57th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, September 2002
Leader of the Nepalese delegation to UNCTAD, 11th Ministerial Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2004
Member of the Nepalese delegation to WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun Meeting - 2003 and Hong Kong, China in 2006
Member of the Nepalese delegation to various Human Rights Commission Meetings, WHO, ILO and ITU Meetings.
Member of the Nepalese Delegation in various national, regional/international meetings. |
| Medals and Decorations: |
Subickyat Trishkti Patta (Grade-3)
Su.Prabal.Gorakha Dakshin Bahu (Grade-3)
Prabal Gorakha Dakshin Bahu (Grade-4)
Order National Du Merite, France
Royal Victoria Medal, United Kingdom |
| Hobby: |
Travelling, Reading and Nature-walk |
| Address: |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Shital Niwas, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Tel. 4-416 002 and 4-416 006
e-mail : www.fso@mofa.gov.np |
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