Arjun Karki
| Arjun Karki | |
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| Ambassador-Designate to the United States | |
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| Born | 22 July 1963 Sankhuwasabha District, Koshi Zone, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Alma mater | Tribhuvan University (BSc) University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (MSc) University of East Anglia (PhD) |
Arjun Kumar Karki (Nepali: अर्जुन कार्की) (born 22 July 1963) is a Nepali development practitioner. In January 2015 he has been nominated as Nepali Ambassador to the United States.[1]
He graduated from Tribhuvan University with a BSc in Agricultural Economics in 1990, and subsequently completed a MSc in Management and Implementation of Development Projects at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1995, and a PhD entitled "The Politics of Poverty and Movements from Below in Nepal" from the University of East Anglia in 2001. He has championed the cause of democracy in the country and has worked towards promotion of human rights and sustainable development.
He has been President of Rural Reconstruction Nepal since 1989, and the International Co-ordinator of LDC Watch since 2004. In 2011 he was awarded the Justice and Peace Award by the Bishop Tji Hak-Soon Justice and Peace Foundation based in South Korea for his exceptional contribution for the protection of the human rights and the development of impoverished and marginalised communities in Nepal and in other LDCs.[2]
References
- ↑ "Govt names envoys for New Delhi, Washington". Kantipur. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "‘14th Justice and Peace Award 2011’ to Dr. Arjun Karki". Rural Reconstruction Nepal. Retrieved 27 January 2015.