KATHMANDU, May 10: Former British Ambassador to Nepal Richard Morris has gone missing since last Wednesday, British media reported.
52-year-old Richard was last seen when he went for a run in the Bentley area at 10.30am on Wednesday, May 6, the Farnham Herald newspaper said in its report.
Local police have intensified a search operation to find out his whereabouts.
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"We’ve been making enquiries but are now turning to you for your help. Richard is described as being white, around 6ft tall, with greying hair and a beard. He is also described as having port birth mark on his face. He was last seen wearing a blue long sleeved top with a half zip, black shorts, and blue trainers," a spokesman for Hampshire Constabulary was quoted by the newspaper as saying.
Richard served as the British Ambassador to Nepal from November 2015 to November 2019. Before that he was Head of Pacific Department at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office from 2013 to 2015.
Between 2008 and 2012 Richard was Consul General in Sydney and Director General Trade and Investment (Australasia), before that Deputy Head of Mission and HM Consul General at the British Embassy in Mexico City (January 2005 to June 2008).
