| Ambassador of the United States to Nepal | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
 IncumbentDean R. Thompson since October 21, 2022 | |
| Nominator | The President of the United States |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Inaugural holder | Henry Grady as Ambassador |
| Formation | August 6, 1959 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Kathmandu |
The United States ambassador to Nepal is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Nepal.
Dean R. Thompson is the current ambassador to Nepal, and presented his credentials to the Nepali president Bidhya Devi Bhandari on October 21, 2022.
List of US ambassadors to Nepal
| Name | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Grady | May 3, 1948 | June 22, 1948 |
| Loy Henderson | December 3, 1948 | September 21, 1951 |
| Chester Bowles | February 16, 1952 | March 23, 1953 |
| George Allen | July 5, 1953 | November 30, 1954 |
| John Cooper | June 3, 1955 | April 23, 1957 |
| Ellsworth Bunker | March 8, 1957 | November 25, 1959 |
| Henry E. Stebbins | November 25, 1959 | June 10, 1966 |
| Carol Laise | December 5, 1966 | June 5, 1973 |
| William I. Cargo | September 28, 1973 | April 3, 1976 |
| Marquita Maytag | May 18, 1976 | April 22, 1977 |
| L. Douglas Heck | July 29, 1977 | May 19, 1980 |
| Philip Trimble | July 10, 1980 | February 21, 1981 |
| Carl Coon | July 3, 1981 | August 3, 1984 |
| Leon Weil | September 21, 1984 | November 11, 1987 |
| Milton Frank | April 22, 1988 | September 16, 1989 |
| Julia Chang | September 22, 1989 | May 20, 1993 |
| Michael Malinowski | May 20, 1993 | April 7, 1994 |
| Sandra Vogelgesang | April 7, 1994 | July 11, 1997 |
| Ralph Frank | November 4, 1997 | August 10, 2001 |
| Michael E. Malinowski | December 11, 2001 | April 23, 2004 |
| James Moriarty | July 16, 2004 | May 22, 2007 |
| Nancy Powell | July 16, 2007 | March 12, 2010 |
| Scott DeLisi | June 14, 2010 | June 24, 2012 |
| Peter Bodde | September 10, 2012 | September 15, 2015 |
| Alaina Teplitz | October 7, 2015 | August 8, 2018 |
| Randy Berry | October 25, 2018 | October 2, 2022 |
| Dean R. Thompson | October 21, 2022 | Incumbent |
See also
References
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Nepal
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
- Kathmandu, U. S. Embassy (2022-10-21). "Ambassador Thompson". U.S. Embassy in Nepal. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR LEON J. WEIL" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 2 May 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Nepal
- United States Department of State: Nepal
- United States Embassy in Kathmandu
