The Nepali Ambassador in Washington, D. C. is the official representative of Nepal to the United States.[1]
List of representatives
Diplomatic agrément
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Diplomatic accreditation
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Representative/ Ambassador
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Prime Minister of Nepal
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President of the United States
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Notes
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February 16, 1948
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February 19, 1948
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Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana
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Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
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Harry S. Truman
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Legation opened
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August 19, 1948
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Subba Iswary Raj Misra
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Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
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Harry S. Truman
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Chargé d'affaires
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September 21, 1949
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September 27, 1949
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Shankar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
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Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana
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Harry S. Truman
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Chargé d'affaires
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February 24, 1953
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Matrika Prasad Koirala
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Legation raised to embassy
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February 17, 1953
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February 24, 1953
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Shankar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
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Matrika Prasad Koirala
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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September 29, 1958
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October 27, 1958
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Rishikesh Shah
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Subarna Shamsher Rana
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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July 13, 1961
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August 3, 1961
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Matrika Prasad Koirala
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Tulsi Giri
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John F. Kennedy
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October 23, 1964
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December 3, 1964
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Padma Bahadur Khatri
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Tulsi Giri
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Served again as an ambassador from 1976–1980.
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April 4, 1969
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April 17, 1969
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Kul Shekhar Sharma
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Kirti Nidhi Bista
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Richard Nixon
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April 27, 1973
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June 14, 1973
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Yadunath Khanal
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Nagendra Prasad Rijal
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Richard Nixon
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May 25, 1975
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Bishweshwar Prasad Rimal
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Tulsi Giri
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Gerald Ford
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Chargé d'affaires
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January 9, 1976
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January 23, 1976
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Padma Bahadur Khatri
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Tulsi Giri
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Gerald Ford
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Previously served as an ambassador from 1964–1969.
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August 8, 1980
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August 29, 1980
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Bhekh Bahadur Thapa
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Surya Bahadur Thapa
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Jimmy Carter
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February 3, 1986
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February 18, 1986
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Bishwa Pradhan
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Nagendra Prasad Rijal
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Ronald Reagan
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August 29, 1988
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September 19, 1988
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Mohan Man Sainju
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Nagendra Prasad Rijal
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Ronald Reagan
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November 5, 1991
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November 25, 1991
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Yog Prasad Upadhyay
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Girija Prasad Koirala
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George H. W. Bush
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March 7, 1995
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March 20, 1995
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Basudev Prasad Dhungana
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Sher Bahadur Deuba
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Bill Clinton
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March 18, 1996
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April 30, 1996
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Bhekh Bahadur Thapa
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Sher Bahadur Deuba
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Bill Clinton
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September 9, 1998
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September 10, 1998
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Damodar Prasad Gautam
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Girija Prasad Koirala
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Bill Clinton
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January 28, 2002
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February 14, 2002
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Jai Pratap Rana
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Gyanendra of Nepal
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George W. Bush
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August 20, 2004
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September 15, 2004
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Kedar Bhakta Shrestha
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Sher Bahadur Deuba
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George W. Bush
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November 21, 2007
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January 22, 2008
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Suresh Chandra Chalise
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Girija Prasad Koirala
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George W. Bush
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November 18, 2009
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February 24, 2010
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Shankar Prasad Sharma
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Madhav Kumar Nepal
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Barack Obama
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May 11, 2015
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May 18, 2015
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Arjun Karki
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Sushil Koirala
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Barack Obama
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December 24, 2020
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February 17, 2021
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Yuba Raj Khatiwada
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Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
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Joe Biden
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