United States Ambassador to Nepal
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The United States Ambassador to Nepal is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Nepal
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Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
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List of US Ambassadors to Nepal
| From | To | Name | Note |
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| 3 May 1948 | 22 Jun 1948 | Henry F. Grady Henry F. Grady Henry Francis Grady was an American diplomat. Born in San Francisco, California to John Henry and Ellen Genevieve Grady, he earned a PhD in Economics from Columbia University. On October 18, 1917 he married Lucretia Louise del Valle Henry Francis Grady (February 12, 1882 - September 14, 1957)... |
Resident at New Delhi |
| 03 Dec 1948 | 21 Sep 1951 | Loy W. Henderson Loy W. Henderson Loy Wesley Henderson was a United States Foreign Service Officer and diplomat.-Early life:Henderson was born in Rogers, Arkansas in 1892 to a poor Methodist preacher. He attended college in a small town in Kansas before transferring to Northwestern University... |
Resident at New Delhi |
| 16 Feb 1952 | 23 Mar 1953 | Chester Bowles Chester Bowles Chester Bliss Bowles was a liberal Democratic American diplomat and politician from Connecticut.-Biography:... |
Resident at New Delhi |
| 05 Jul 1953 | 30 Nov 1954 | George V. Allen | Resident at New Delhi |
| 03 Jun 1955 | 23 Apr 1956 | John S. Cooper John S. Cooper John Sherman Cooper was a politician, jurist, and diplomat from the US state of Kentucky. He served three non-consecutive, partial terms in the United States Senate before being elected to two full terms in 1960 and 1966. He also served as U.S Ambassador to India from 1955 to 1956 and U.S.... |
Resident at New Delhi |
| 08 Mar 1957 | 25 Nov 1959 | Ellsworth Bunker Ellsworth Bunker Ellsworth F. Bunker was an American businessman and diplomat... |
Resident at New Delhi |
| 25 Nov 1959 | 10 Jun 1966 | Henry E. Stebbins | Embassy in Kathmandu opened, 06 Aug 1959 |
| 05 Dec 1966 | 05 Jun 1973 | Carol C. Laise Carol Laise Carol Laise was an American civil servant, ambassador to Nepal and the first female Assistant Secretary of State.-Biography:Born in Winchester, Virginia to Elizabeth Frances and James Frederic Laise... |
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| 28 Sep 1973 | 03 Apr 1976 | William I. Cargo | |
| 18 May 1976 | 22 Apr 1977 | Marquita M. Maytag | |
| 29 Jul 1977 | 19 May 1980 | L. Douglas Heck | |
| 10 Jul 1980 | 21 Feb 1981 | Philip R. Trimble | |
| 03 Jul 1981 | 03 Aug 1984 | Carleton S. Coon Carleton S. Coon Carleton Stevens Coon, was an American physical anthropologist, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, lecturer and professor at Harvard, and president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.-Biography:Carleton Coon was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts to a... |
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| 21 Sep 1984 | 11 Nov 1987 | Leon Jerome Weil | |
| 22 Apr 1988 | 16 Sep 1989 | Milton Frank | |
| 22 Sep 1989 | 20 May 1993 | Julia Chang Bloch Julia Chang Bloch Julia Chang Bloch was an American diplomat, and the first U.S. ambassador of Asian origin. She is also the founder and current president of the US-China Education Trust.-Life and Political Career:... |
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| May 1993 | Apr 1994 | Michael E. Malinowski | Interim |
| 07 Apr 1994 | 11 Jul 1997 | Sandra Louise Vogelgesang Sandra Louise Vogelgesang Sandra Louise Vogelgesang was a senior foreign service officer and policy planner for the U.S. State Department.She attended Cornell University and Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She served as a deputy assistant Secretary of State, and, from 1994 to 1997 she was U.S. Ambassador to Nepal,... |
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| 04 Nov 1997 | 10 Aug 2001 | Ralph Frank | |
| 11 Dec 2001 | 23 Apr 2004 | Michael E. Malinowski | |
| 16 Jul 2004 | 22 May 2007 | James F. Moriarty James F. Moriarty James F. Moriarty is a United States diplomat and career foreign service officer with the rank of Minister-Counselor. As of 2008 he is the current U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh. His appointment was confirmed as by the Senate on March 14, 2008 and he was sworn in on March 26, 2008.Prior to this... |
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| 16 Jul 2007 | 12 Mar 2010 | Nancy J. Powell | |
| 12 Mar 2010 | Incumbent | Scott H. DeLisi |
See also
- Nepal – United States relations
- Foreign relations of NepalForeign relations of NepalThe Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal has traditionally maintained a non-aligned policy and enjoys friendly relations with neighboring countries, especially India and China...
- Ambassadors of the United States