KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Sewa Lamsal has been promoted to the post of Secretary, making her the first female foreign secretary in Nepal.
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A Cabinet meeting held on Thursday decided to promote her to the post of Secretary. She was serving as Acting Foreign Secretary.
The post of foreign secretary was vacant after Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal retired from the service a few weeks ago. Paudyal has been recommended as Nepali ambassador to Canada.
