{"id":6615,"date":"2026-10-14T19:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/?p=6615"},"modified":"2026-10-14T19:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:20:44","slug":"parliamentary-hearing-committee-approves-10-ambassadorial-nominees-three-put-on-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/parliamentary-hearing-committee-approves-10-ambassadorial-nominees-three-put-on-hold.html","title":{"rendered":"Parliamentary Hearing Committee Approves 10 Ambassadorial Nominees, Three Put on Hold"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kathmandu (Himalini English Online) 14 October, 926. <\/b>\u00a0The Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) has unanimously endorsed the names of 10 proposed ambassadors to various countries on Wednesday.<\/div>\n
The committee approved the recommendations for several key diplomatic missions, including India, China, the United States, and the United Kingdom, following the successful conclusion of their parliamentary hearings.<\/div>\n
The government had initially recommended 13 individuals for ambassadorial positions on September 18 (Ashwin 2). After conducting rigorous hearings and evaluating their action plans, the PHC gave the green light to 10 candidates.<\/div>\n
The approved ambassadorial nominees are:<\/div>\n
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    Dr. Nischal Nath Pandey<\/b> \u2013 India<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Dr. Kalyan Raj Sharma<\/b> \u2013 China<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Chiran Jung Thapa<\/b> \u2013 United States of America<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Gaurav Shumsher Rana<\/b> \u2013 United Kingdom<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Saru Joshi<\/b> \u2013 Germany<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Suresh Kumar Karna<\/b> \u2013 Israel<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Prapti Sherchan<\/b> \u2013 Spain<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Dr. Padmakshi Rana<\/b> \u2013 Oman<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Prof. Dr. Sangam Shrestha<\/b> \u2013 South Korea<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Dr. Manchala Kumari Jha<\/b> \u2013 Sri Lanka<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    During the hearings, the nominees presented their strategic action plans, pledging to strengthen bilateral ties, boost economic diplomacy, and prioritize the welfare of Nepali citizens abroad. Notably, the proposed ambassador to India, Dr. Pandey, committed to resolving border issues proactively and addressing cross-border crimes. Similarly, Dr. Sharma, proposed for China, emphasized prioritizing the expansion of road networks and regularizing trade points.<\/div>\n
    Three Nominees Kept on Hold<\/b><\/div>\n
    While 10 names were cleared, the committee has put the approval of three other nominees on hold to conduct further investigations into complaints filed against them.<\/div>\n
    The three nominees whose endorsements have been postponed are:<\/div>\n
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      Jigyan Kumar Thapa<\/b> (Japan) \u2013 Facing complaints regarding foreign permanent residency (PR).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Chudamani Kharel<\/b> (Malaysia) \u2013 Facing complaints regarding alleged financial indiscipline and illicit ties with manpower agencies.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Giri Bahadur Sunar<\/b> (Saudi Arabia) \u2013 Facing multiple serious complaints, including allegations of personal misconduct and financial irregularities.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      The committee is expected to form a sub-committee or request additional documentation from relevant authorities to thoroughly investigate the claims against these three individuals before making a final decision.<\/div>\n
      Following the parliamentary committee\u2019s endorsement, the 10 approved ambassadors will now be officially appointed by the President of Nepal once they receive the agr\u00e9ment<\/i> (official consent) from their respective host nations.<\/div>\n
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      Kathmandu (Himalini English Online) 14 October, 926. \u00a0The Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) has unanimously endorsed the names of 10 proposed ambassadors to various countries on Wednesday. The committee approved the recommendations for several key diplomatic missions, including India, China, the United States, and the United Kingdom, following the successful conclusion of their parliamentary hearings. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nepal","category-top-stories-of-madhesh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6615"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6617,"href":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6615\/revisions\/6617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}