As many as 240 candidates have filed applications online for the post of ambassador allocated for Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).
The recommendation committee on Sunday short-listed seven names out of 240 applicants and recommended them to President Rabi Lamichhane, panel member Shishir Khanal told Nepalkhabar.
Rabi Lamichhane has assigned Vice President Swarnim Wagle and International Relations Head Shishir Khanal to pick two applicants out of seven candidates.
According to Khanal, seven candidates who have gained experience in various sectors in Nepal and abroad have been recommended to President Lamichhane for ambassadorial appointments.
Lamichhane has asked the recommendation panel to recommend two names following necessary consultations with the selected candidates, said Khanal. Jaya Raj Acharya, former Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, will also be consulted.
RSP had called for online applications from those who are willing to serve as ambassadors after preparing seven different criteria.
The government on June 21 recommended Nepali ambassadors to eight different countries. On June 6, the government recalled ambassadors from 11 countries including India, UK, and America. The ambassadors are yet to be recommended for four countries.
RSP has received two posts as per the sharing of the ambassadorial posts among the ruling alliance.
Ambassadors are yet to be recommended for South Korea, Qatar, Israel, and Portugal. RSP has to recommend ambassadors for two out of these four countries.
