Statement for NTTP-I’s Publication
The United States has been a friend and partner of Nepal and the Nepali people for nearly 70 years. Together, we continue to focus on…
Nepali Students Studying in the United States Increases by Over 18 Percent
November 14, 2016 The 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released today, finds that the number of Nepali students in U.S. colleges and…
Nepal Passes 16 of 20 Indicators on U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Scorecard
November 4, 2016 KATHMANDU – The U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) released its fiscal year 2017 scorecards this week – a key component in…
Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA)
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA), a six-week academic program for…
No Eyeglasses in Visa and Passport Photos Effective November 1
October 17, 2016 Effective November 1, 2016, applicants for U.S. passports and visas must remove their eyeglasses for U.S. passport and visa photos. Applicants may…
Millennium Challenge Corporation Discusses Next Steps with Government of Nepal
Kathmandu – The U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Regional Deputy Vice President for Compact Operations, Fatema Sumar, visited Nepal this week to advance development…
Message for U.S. Citizens: Proposed Passport Execution Fee Increase
The Department of State seeks to recover, as far as possible, the cost of providing consular services around the world through the collection of consular…
Millennium Challenge Corporation Program in Nepal Moves Forward
September 26, 2016 Kathmandu – The U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) announced the launch of feasibility studies of various power sector projects proposed by…
Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Possible Bandh Sunday
The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu informs U.S. citizens that the Nepal Communist Party-Maoist has called for a bandh (strike) throughout Kathmandu on Sunday, September 25,…
Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Traffic Chowk Blockages Expected
September 23, 2016 The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu informs U.S. citizens that several traffic chowks in Kathmandu may be blocked on Friday, September 23. Members…
President Obama Wishes Nepal on Constitution Day
September 18, 2016 Washington – President of the United States Barack Obama today congratulated the President of Federal Republic of Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari and…
Protests around the Anniversary of the Nepal Constitution
September 19, 2016 The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu informs U.S. citizens that there are several protests scheduled to take place throughout Kathmandu from September 19-21…
U.S. Ambassador Bids Farewell to 90,000th Refugee to Resettle to the United States
September 20, 2016 Kathmandu – U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Alaina B. Teplitz today met with, and bid farewell to, Ms. Sahri Maya Thatal, the 90,000th…
Assistant Secretary Nisha Biswal Concludes Nepal Visit
September 5, 2016 Kathmandu – Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal concluded a two-day visit to Nepal today. In…
U.S. Embassy Hosts South and Central Asia Regional Model United Nations Conference
August 15, 2016 Kathmandu — U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Alaina B. Teplitz today opened the South and Central Asia university-level regional Model United Nations (MUN)…
Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Demonstrations/Bandhs
12 August 2016 The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu informs U.S. citizens that the All Nepal National Independent Student Union (ANNISU-R) has called for a nationwide…
U.S. Ambassador Meets New Prime Minister
August 8, 2016 Kathmandu – This morning, U.S. Ambassador Alaina Teplitz met with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Ambassador Teplitz noted Nepal’s commitment to democracy…
U.S. Embassy Launches New “BookTuk” Mobile Library
Kathmandu – The U.S. Embassy in Nepal launched a new, electric-powered mobile library at Padma Kanya Higher Secondary School in Dillibazar. The “BookTuk” is the…