Kathmandu: Former Ambassador of Nepal to the United States, Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma appointed as Nepal’s new envoy to India. Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed economist and former US envoy Dr Shankar Prasad Sharma Nepal as its ambassador to India.
Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed Sharma as per the recommendation of the Council of Ministers in line with Article 282 of the Constitution of Nepal.
Commenting on the appointment, Ambassador Sharma expressed his commitment to further strengthen the relationship between the two countries.
The post had been vacant after previous Nepal envoy Nilambar Acharya, who assumed office in 2019, returned to Nepal in September 2021.
Sharma had earlier served as Nepal’s Ambassador to the United States. He also worked as Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission between 2002 and 2006.
Sharma, who is a veteran economist, had also served as the chief advisor at the Ministry of Finance.