Kathmandu. The United States has proposed the appointment of Dean Thompson as its new ambassador to Nepal. The White House says he has been offered the job of “extraordinary and full-fledged ambassador.”
Thompson, who spent 25 years in the US State Department, now serves as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs at the State Department. Thompson was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He also worked at the US Embassy in Romania and as the US Consul General in Calcutta.
He has worked in various capacities, including in the US State Department’s Secretariat and Operations Center, and has an MA in Public Management from the Maryland School of Public Affairs. Thompson holds an MS in National Security Strategy from National War College and a BA from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. President Biden’s appointment is expected to be approved by parliament.
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