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U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria, visiting Nepal next week



KATHMANDU: US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Jane Nuland, is visiting Nepal next week, Foreign Ministry sources have said.

This will be the first high-level visit of U.S. official after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda became the Prime Minister in December 2022.

Nuland, an American diplomat currently serving as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, is a former member of the foreign service, and has also served as the US Permanent Representative to NATO from 2005 to 2008.

During her visit, she will be meeting with Prime Minister Dahal, ministers, top political leaders, and members of civil society, among others.

Publish Date : 25 January 2023 11:47 AM

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