Current Embassy Officials

Personal Info:
Name:	Dr. Suresh Chandra Chalise
Date of Birth:	24 October 1957
Marital Status:	Married Dr. Milan Adhikary(Chalise) and has two daughters- Sara and Sakscham Chalise
Professional Background:
Current Position:	Ambassador E&P of Nepal to the United Kingdom
2007-2008	Ambassador E&P of Nepal to the USA
2006-2007	Advisor to the Prime Minister of Nepal (with Minister of State Status) on Foreign Affairs.
	Worked for international organizations such as NDI, DFID, FES, UNDP, SARI (energy), WHO as a consultant.
Education and Training:
2006 December	Senior Executivy Course, Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
2005 July-November	Post Doctorate in Development Sociology, University of Justusliebig, Giessen, Germany
1998	Post-Doctoral Research, Institute of Political Science, University of Dortmund, FRG
1986-1990	Ph.D in Political-Sociology, Banaras Hindu University, India
Awards/Fellowships:
1986-1990	The University Grants Commission's (UGC) Merit Scholarship, India
1996	Senior research Fellowship, FES, Germany
1998-1999	Post-Doctoral, George Forster International Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humbolt Stiftung, Bonn, Germany
Publications:
2004 December	Nepal Human Development Report-2004: Empowerment and poverty Reduction (one of the Authors on Social Mobilization), UNDP and NPC of Government of Nepal
1997	Coalition Governments and Political Acculturation in Germany, CCD Kathmandu, Nepal
1996	Co-author, Women in Politics in Nepal: their Socio-economic, Health, Legal and Political Constraints, CCD Kathmandu, Nepal
1995	Sociology of the Legislative Elite in Development Society, FES-NEFAS, Kathmandu, Nepal
	Published various articles in national and international journals.
Other Activities:
1994 September	Addressed to Special Political and Decolonization Committee, and Social Committee on Sustainable Development and International Economic Co-operation to Developing Countries, New York, USA
2002 & 2004	Participated in International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) held respectively in Thailand and China
2005 September	Led a delegation in the Annual Conference of Labour Party in Brighton, UK
2006 May	Accompanied Prime Minister of Nepal as his Foreign Affairs Advisor during PM's 3 day long state visit to India.
2006 October	Visited People's Republic of China as the Special Envoy of the Prime Minister and met with leaders of CPC and high ranking Officials of Chinese Government
2006 July-August	Led a team composed of three Nepal Army Generals in order to interact with Maoist PLAs to build confidence between the two. The PLA was represented by Chairman Prachanda and Dr. Babu Ram Bhattrai and their two PLA Commanders at Hotel Ambassador & Hotel Summit respectively
2006 August	Assisted head of the Government of Nepal and the head of the Maoist rebels to prepare an identical invitation letter for the United Nations to help Nepal's Peace Process at the official residence of the Prime Minister, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal

Personal Info
Name:	Jhabindra Prasad Aryal
Date of Birth:	October 25 1958
Marital Status:	Married, one son, two daughters
Educational Background
1985	Bachelors Degree in Law (B. L.), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
1986	Bachelors Degree in Arts (B. A. Economics), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
1988	Masters Degree in Arts (M. A. Political Science), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Professional Background
1988	Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Section Officer and served in different divisions of the Ministry
1994-1997	Second Secretary (1994-1996), Embassy of Nepal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and promoted to First Secretary in 1996 in the same mission
1997-2001	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kathmandu and worked at UN, SAARC, Protocol and other Political Divisions
2001-2004	First Secretary, Embassy of Nepal, Brussels, Belgium and promoted to Under Secretary (Counsellor) in 2004
2004-2007	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and worked at South Asia II and BIMSTEC and Northeast, Southeast Fareast and Pacific Divisions
2007 July	Transferred to the Embassy of Nepal, London as Minister Counsellor/Deputy Chief of Mission
Special Courses and Trainings
1989-1990	Diploma in Diplomatic Studies from the Foreign Service Programme, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
2005 Jan-March	Advanced Level Diplomatic Training from the Foreign Service Academy of Islamabad, Pakistan
2005 May-August	Pursued Executive Courses 05-02 held at the Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
1988,1998 and 2006	In addition to the above, obtained basic and in-service trainings from the Nepal Administrative Staff College
Conferences
1998	Official delegate to the 53rd UN General Assembly, New York
2000	Official delegate to the Plenipotentiary Conference to Adopt Patent Law Treaty held under World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) at its Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
	Participated in a number of other meetings, seminars, workshops and conferences
Countries Visited
Asia	India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, The United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, State of Kuwait, State of Bahrain, State of Qatar, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Sultanate of Oman, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Thailand, Malaysia, People's Republic of China, Japan, Myanmar, Afghanistan
Europe	United Kingdom, Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark
North America	The United States of America
Hobbies	Reading, swimming, use of internet and update oneself in modern communication and information technology

Born in 1960 in Kathmandu, Nepal and educated at Tribhuvan University in Nepal. Col Rayamajhi was commissioned into the Nepal Army in 1983 and promoted to the rank of Colonel on 2004. During his career, he was posted to the Independent Company, Battalion, Brigade, Division Headquarters and at the Army Headquarters. He served as Platoon Commander, ADC to the Chief of the Army Staff, Company Commander, Operation Officer, Staff Officer and Battalion Commander respectively. He has commanded Independent Infantry Company, Bhim Kali Gulma in 1995 and PARA Commando Battalion, Bhairab Nath Battalion in 2000. He has pursued various Army Courses in Nepal including the Command and Staff College Course and Foreign Courses in the U.S.A, U.K and India. He has served three tours of duty in the United Nations Peace Keeping Operation in Lebanon for six months in 1987 as Platoon Commander and Operation Duty Officer, former Yugoslavia for one year in 1992 as Liaison Duty Officer and Democratic Republic of Congo for one year in 2002 as Military Observer. He was appointed as a Military Attaché to the United Kingdon in 2008. He is married to Aarati and has a daughter Aagya and a son Anurag. His permanent address in Nepal is Khadka Bhadrakali-7 Hepali, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Personal Info
Name:	Ganesh Prasad Adhikari
Date of Birth:	December 15, 1967
Marital Status:	Married, two sons
Language Skills:	English, Nepali, Hindi, Bengali
Educational Background
1993	Bachelor's Degree in Economics (Tribhuvan University) Tri-Chandra College, Ghantaghar, Kathmandu, Nepal
1987	Certificate Level in Arts (Tribhuvan University) Birendra Multiple Campus, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
1984	School Leaving Certificate (SLC)- Nepal Govt. Board Bhawani Vidhyapith Madhyamik Vidhyalaya, Khanigaun, Phalewas, Parbat, Nepal
Professional Background
1989	Served as Non-Gazetted II Class Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sheetal Niwas Kathmandu, Nepal
1992	Served as Attaché Consulate General of Nepal, Kolkata, India
2005	Promoted to the Non-Gazetted I Class Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sheetal Niwas, Kathmandu
2007-Current	Serving as Attaché Embassy of Nepal London, United Kingdom
Special Courses and Trainings
2000	Secretarial Science and Official Procedures Nepal Administrative Staff College, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal
Countries Visited
Asia	India
Europe	United Kingdom, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden

Personal Info
Name:	Khimanand Bhusal
Date of Birth:	September 15, 1967
Marital Status:	Married, one son and one daughter
Educational Background
1998	Master's Degree in Public Administration and Management, University of Antwerpen, Belgium
1997	Diploma in Development Policy, University of Antwerpen, Belgium
1990	Bachelor of Arts, Trichandra Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
Professional Background
1987	Head Teacher, Balbikas Primary School, Banjhakateri, Gulmi, Nepal
1988	Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a Junior Assistant and worked at Administration, SAARC, South East Asia and Protocol Divisions
1993-1996	Attaché, Embassy of Nepal, Brussels, Belgium
1998-2002	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kathmandu and served in UN, International Organizations and International Law Division
1999-2002	Lecturer (part time), National Campus for Business Studies, Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal
2002-2006	Attaché, Consulate General of Nepal, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China
2006-2008	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and worked at Europe America Division, Protocol Division and South Asia Division. Promoted to Senior Assistant in 2008 January
2008	Attaché (Consular), Embassy of Nepal, London
Special Courses and Trainings
2006 Sept-Dec	Junior Level Diplomatic Training, Foreign Service Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan
1998	In-Service Training, Nepal Administrative Staff College, Lalitpur, Nepal
Countries Visited
Asia	India, Pakistan, People's Republic of China
Europe	United Kingdom, Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czech Republic
Hobbies	Table Tennis, Reading, Swimming