Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nepal)
The Nepalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nepali: परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालय) abbreviated as MoFA is responsible for conducting external affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Ministry of Foreign Affairs represents other line ministries and the Government of Nepal while dealing with other states. Currently Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal, the Rt. Hon. Pradeep Gyawali, is leading the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Shankar Das Bairagi is serving as Foreign Secretary of Nepal.
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Jurisdiction | Nepal and its diplomatic missions worldwide |
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Website | mofa.gov.np |
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History
Nepal's modern, bilateral diplomatic relations officially began with neighboring India in June 1947, followed by formal relations with France in April 1949.[1]
Roles, responsibility, and function
According to Government of Nepal (Allocation of Business) Rules, 2069 (2012)[2] Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the following roles, responsibility, and function:
- Formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of foreign policy, plan and programs of Nepal
- Relation with foreign nations
- Representation of Nepal in foreign countries
- Publicity of Nepal in foreign countries
- Passport and visa to be issued in abroad
- Hospitality Management
- Protocol
- Claim over a person of a Nepali or foreign citizen by the respective governments.
- Diplomatic protection (immunities) and privileges
- Record of Nepali citizens who are in abroad and their right, interest and protection.
- Non-resident Nepalese
- Economic diplomacy
- Development and promotion of public and non-governmental organizations at international level
- Consular practice
- United Nations, South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation and other international and regional organization
- Foreign diplomatic mission in Nepal
- Negotiation and agreement at diplomatic level (on the matters which do not fall under any other ministry)
- Operation of Nepal foreign service
List of ministers
This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Nepal:[3]
- 1948: Sovag Jung Thapa (acting)
- 1948–1951: Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
- 1951–1952: Matrika Prasad Koirala
- 1952–1953: Khadga Man Singh
- 1953–1955: Dilli Raman Regmi
- 1955–1956: Sovag Jung Thapa
- 1956–1957: Chuda Prasad Sharma
- 1957: Kunwar Inderjit Singh
- 1958–1959: Purendra Bikram Shah
- 1959–1960: Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
- 1960–1962: Tulsi Giri
- 1962: Rishikesh Shaha
- 1962–1963: Tulsi Giri
- 1963–1968: Kirti Nidhi Bista
- 1968–1971: Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari
- 1971–1972: Kirti Nidhi Bista
- 1972–1975: Gyanendra Bahadur Karki
- 1975–1979: Krishna Raj Aryal
- 1979: Kirti Nidhi Bista
- 1979–1981: K. B. Shahi
- 1981–1982: Surya Bahadur Thapa
- 1982–1985: Padma Bahadur Khatri
- 1985–1986: Ranadhir Subba
- 1986–1990: Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya
- 1990: Hari Bahadur Basnet
- 1990: Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
- 1990–1991: Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
- 1991–1994: Girija Prasad Koirala
- 1994–1995: Madhav Kumar Nepal
- 1995–1997: Prakash Chandra Lohani
- 1997–1998: Kamal Thapa
- 1998–1999: Girija Prasad Koirala
- 1999: Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
- 1999–2000: Ram Sharan Mahat
- 2000–2001: Chakra Bastola
- 2001–2002: Sher Bahadur Deuba
- 2002–2003: Narendra Bikram Shah
- 2003–2004: Surya Bahadur Thapa
- 2004: Bhekh Bahadur Thapa
- 2004–2005: Sher Bahadur Deuba
- 2005–2006: Ramesh Nath Pandey
- 2006–2007: Khadga Prasad Oli
- 2007–2008: Sahana Pradhan
- 2008–2009: Upendra Yadav
- 2009–2011: Sujata Koirala
- 2011: Upendra Yadav
- 2011–2012: Narayan Kaji Shrestha
- 2012: Ishwor Pokhrel
- 2012–2013: Narayan Kaji Shrestha
- 2013–2014: Madhav Prasad Ghimire
- 2014–2015: Mahendra Bahadur Pandey
- 2015–2016: Kamal Thapa
- 2016–2017: Prakash Sharan Mahat
- 2017: Krishna Bahadur Mahara
- 2017–2018: Sher Bahadur Deuba
- 2018: Khadga Prasad Oli
- 2018–present: Pradip Kumar Gyawali
Organisational structure
There are two departments under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
- Department of Passport (Nepal), Narayanhiti, Kathmandu
- Department of Consular Services, Tripureshwor, Kathmandu
The Ministry has operated a Liaison Office in the border town of Birgunj since 2005.[4]
The Ministry operates the Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu.[5]
See also
- Foreign relations of Nepal
- Diplomatic missions of Nepal
References
- "Diplomatic Relations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Government of Nepal. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Foreign ministers L-R". rulers.org. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- "Liaison Office, Birgunj". Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Government of Nepal. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- "Institute of Foreign Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal MOFA.