List of ambassadors of the United States to Nepal

The United States ambassador to Nepal is the official representative of the government of the United States to the government of Nepal.

Dean R. Thompson is the current ambassador to Nepal, and presented his credentials to the Nepali president Bidhya Devi Bhandari on October 21, 2022.

List of US ambassadors to Nepal +NameTerm startTerm endHenry GradyMay 3, 1948June 22, 1948Loy HendersonDecember 3, 1948September 21, 1951Chester BowlesFebruary 16, 1952March 23, 1953George AllenJuly 5, 1953November 30, 1954John CooperJune 3, 1955April 23, 1957Ellsworth BunkerMarch 8, 1957November 25, 1959Henry E. StebbinsNovember 25, 1959June 10, 1966Carol LaiseDecember 5, 1966June 5, 1973William I. CargoSeptember 28, 1973April 3, 1976Marquita MaytagMay 18, 1976April 22, 1977L. Douglas HeckJuly 29, 1977May 19, 1980Philip TrimbleJuly 10, 1980February 21, 1981Carl CoonJuly 3, 1981August 3, 1984Leon WeilSeptember 21, 1984November 11, 1987Milton FrankApril 22, 1988September 16, 1989Julia Chang BlochSeptember 22, 1989May 20, 1993Michael MalinowskiMay 20, 1993April 7, 1994Sandra VogelgesangApril 7, 1994July 11, 1997Ralph FrankNovember 4, 1997August 10, 2001Michael E. MalinowskiDecember 11, 2001April 23, 2004James MoriartyJuly 16, 2004May 22, 2007Nancy PowellJuly 16, 2007March 12, 2010Scott DeLisiJune 14, 2010June 24, 2012Peter BoddeSeptember 10, 2012September 15, 2015Alaina TeplitzOctober 7, 2015August 8, 2018Randy BerryOctober 25, 2018October 2, 2022Dean R. ThompsonOctober 21, 2022January 16, 2026

See also Nepal – United States relations Foreign relations of Nepal Ambassadors of the United States

References United States Department of State: Background notes on Nepal

External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Nepal United States Department of State: Nepal United States Embassy in Kathmandu