Kathmandu, Might 9The federal government has chosen to extend the tenure of Nepal & s Ambassador to the United States Arjun Kumar Karki, whose four-year term is because of go out this month.A Cabinet assembly held today decided to extend Karki & s term as the ambassador to the U.S.A.
till a brand-new appointment is made, stated the Representative for the federal government and Minister of Communications and Infotech Gokul Baskota in his weekly press briefing.The federal government led by late Sushil Koirala had actually appointd Karki as envoy to the United States in January, 2015 at the recommendation of erstwhile CPN-UML, a coalition partner in the Sushil Koirala-led government.Karki was selected as ambassador by former president Ram Baran Yadav in April 2015.
He provided his letter of credence to the then United States president Barack Obama in Might 2015.