Arjun Bahadur Thapa
Arjun Bahadur Thapa is a Nepali diplomat and former General Secretary of SAARC.
Personal life
He is the eighth descendant of Anglo-Nepalese war Bhakti Thapa Bhakti Thapa.Education
He completed his master's degree in International Law at Peoples' Friendship University, Moscow, in 1983 and a diploma in Environmental Management at The University of Adelaide, Australia, in 1994. He studied in Moscow for 6 years, then leaving to Nepal.Career
Thapa has held many positions during his career. He was the Secretary General of SAARC, and was foreign secretary of the Republic of Nepal. :- Secretary general of SAARC
- Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal
- Joint Secretary, Head of Regional Organization Division and Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal
- Joint Secretary, Head of Europe-Americas Division, Administration Division, SAARC and BIMSTEC and Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal to the United Arab Emirates
- Joint Secretary, Head of the SAARC and Administration Divisions and Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal
- Deputy Permanent Representative/Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN, New York
- Charge d' Affaires, a.i., Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN, New York
- Deputy Permanent Representative/ Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN, New York
- Joint Secretary, East, South East, Far East and the Pacific Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal
- Under Secretary, International Law and Treaties Division, Ministry of Law and Justice
- Assistant Secretary, International Law and Treaties Division, Ministry of Law and Justice
- Section Officer, International Law and Treaties Division Ministry of Law and Justice