Nepal–United States relations

Nepal	United States
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Nepal, Washington D.C	Embassy of the United States, Kathmandu

TheUnited States established official relations withNepal in 1947 and opened itsKathmandu embassy in 1959. Relations between the two countries have always been friendly. U.S. policy objectives toward Nepal center on helping Nepal build a "peaceful, prosperous, and democratic society."^[1]

According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 41% ofNepalese people approve of U.S. leadership, with 12% disapproving and 47% uncertain.^[2] As of 2012, Nepalese students form the 11th largest group ofinternational students studying in the United States, representing 1.3% of all foreigners pursuing higher education in America.^[3]

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Since 1951, theUnited States has provided more than $791 million in bilateral economic assistance toNepal. In recent years, annual bilateral U.S. economic assistance through theU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has averaged $40 million. USAID supports agriculture, health, family planning, environmental protection, democratization, governance, and hydropower development efforts in Nepal. USAID had also supported Nepal's peace process, as well as its preparation for Constituent Assembly elections. The United States also contributes to international institutions and private voluntary organizations working in Nepal. To date, U.S. contributions to multilateral organizations working in Nepal approach an additional $725 million, including humanitarian assistance. ThePeace Corps temporarily suspended its operations in Nepal in 2004 due to increasing security concerns and officially terminated its Nepal program in 2006.

In 2017, the United States, through theMillennium Challenge Corporation, and Nepal signed theNepal Compact, aUS$500,000,000 grant toNepal.^[4]

Ambassador Randy W. Berry was appointed to Nepal on October 25, 2018. He replacesAlaina B. Teplitz, who is now theUnited States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

In 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order pausing all foreign development aid for 90 days to assess efficiency and alignment with U.S. foreign policy. One month later Nepal's Finance Ministry confirmed that U.S.-funded projects, including a $500 millionMillennium Challenge Corporation grant for power transmission and road improvements, have been suspended. The transmission line was designed to boost power trade with India.^[5]

• Nepal has an embassy inWashington, D.C. and has consulates-general inDallas,New York City andSan Francisco.^[6]
• United States has an embassy inKathmandu.^[7]

• Foreign relations of Nepal
• Foreign relations of the United States
• Nepalese Americans

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