Nepal

Foreign Secretary Poudyal retires, Lamsal entrusted with acting secretary

KathmanduPati December 06, 2023

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KATHMANDU – Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Poudyal has retired from the service. “I have taken retirement from my 37-year-long civil service career today”, Poudyal wrote in the social media.

The government has recommended the name of Poudyal as the Nepali Ambassador for Canada. Likewise, the parliamentary hearing committee has already endorsed the recommendation.

With the compulsory retirement of Secretary Poudyal, senior Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been entrusted with the responsibility of acting foreign secretary.