Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nepal)
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintains the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal's external relations and runs its international diplomatic missions. Since 2015, Kamal Thapa has served as Nepal's Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1]
History
Nepal's modern, bilateral diplomatic relations officially began with neighboring India in June 1947, followed by formal relations with France in April 1949.[2]
List of ministers
This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Nepal:[1]
- 1948: Sovag Jung Thapa (acting)
- 1948–1951: Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
- 1951–1952: Matrika Prasad Koirala
- 1952–1953: Khadga Man Singh
- 1953–1955: Dilli Raman Regmi
- 1955–1956: Sovag Jung Thapa
- 1956–1957: Chuda Prasad Sharma
- 1957: Kunwar Inderjit Singh
- 1958–1959: Purendra Bikram Shah
- 1959–1960: Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
- 1960–1962: Tulsi Giri
- 1962: Rishikesh Shaha
- 1962–1963: Tulsi Giri
- 1963–1968: Kirti Nidhi Bista
- 1968–1971: Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari
- 1971–1972: Kirti Nidhi Bista
- 1972–1975: Gyanendra Bahadur Karki
- 1975–1979: Krishna Raj Aryal
- 1979: Kirti Nidhi Bista
- 1979–1981: K. B. Shahi
- 1981–1982: Surya Bahadur Thapa
- 1982–1985: Padma Bahadur Khatri
- 1985–1986: Ranadhir Subba
- 1986–1990: Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya
- 1990: Hari Bahadur Basnet
- 1990: Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
- 1990–1991: Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
- 1991–1994: Girija Prasad Koirala
- 1994–1995: Madhav Kumar Nepal
- 1995–1997: Prakash Chandra Lohani
- 1997–1998: Kamal Thapa
- 1998–1999: Girija Prasad Koirala
- 1999: Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
- 1999–2000: Ram Sharan Mahat
- 2000–2001: Chakra Bastola
- 2001–2002: Sher Bahadur Deuba
- 2002–2003: Narendra Bikram Shah
- 2003–2004: Surya Bahadur Thapa
- 2004: Bhekh Bahadur Thapa
- 2004–2005: Sher Bahadur Deuba
- 2005–2006: Ramesh Nath Pandey
- 2006–2007: K. P. Sharma Oli
- 2007–2008: Sahana Pradhan
- 2008–2009: Upendra Yadav
- 2009–2011: Sujata Koirala
- 2011: Upendra Yadav
- 2011,–2012: Narayan Kaji Shrestha
- 2012: Ishwor Pokhrel
- 2012–2013: Narayan Kaji Shrestha
- 2013–2014: Madhav Prasad Ghimire
- 2014–2015: Mahendra Bahadur Pandey
- 2015-2016: Kamal Thapa
- 2016-present : Prakash Sharan Mahat
See also
References
- 1 2 "Foreign ministers L-R". rulers.org. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ↑ "Diplomatic Relations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Government of Nepal. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
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