US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu (second from left) arrives in Kathmandu.
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Donald Lu, has arrived in Kathmandu on Friday.
American Ambassador to Nepal Dean R Thompson and the officials from the Foreign Ministry received Lu at Tribhuvan International Airport.
This is Lu’s third visit to Nepal and first after Pushpa Kamal Dahal was elected as the prime minister in December last year.
During this visit, Lu will pay courtesy calls on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Foreign Minister NP Saud, US Embassy in Kathmandu said.
Lu is scheduled to hold a meeting with Minister Saud at 4:30 pm and with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at 6 pm.
Likewise, American diplomat will meet with an American Chamber of Commerce member to learn about their efforts to give Nepalis unique skills so they can compete globally as well as with the senior leaders of the Nepal government before leaving Kathmandu tonight, according to the US embassy’s Facebook post.
US dignitary had previously come to Kathmandu and met with high government representatives of the Nepal government when there was a heated debate on whether or not the MCC should be passed by the House of Representatives in Nepal.
Lu is on a whirlwind tour of South Asian countries including India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Lu visited Nepal for two days in July 2022. He had come to Kathmandu after the Nepal government decided not to be part of the State Partnership Program (SPP).
Prior to that, he visited Nepal in November 2021. At that time MCC was pending in the Parliament.
