We are proud that ISS alumnus HE Bharat Raj Paudyal has been appointed Foreign Secretary of the Government of Nepal last week.
Bharat Paudyal has served as Nepal's diplomat in various capacities both at home and abroad in his career that began in 1987. From 2012 to 2016 he served as Nepal’s ambassador to Pakistan
At the International Institute of Social Studies Bharat Paudyal graduated from the MA in Development Studies programme in 2000.