H.E Mr. Bhrigu Dhungana
Ambassador of Nepal to Canada
Place of Birth | : | Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Marital Status | : | Married to Sangita Dhungana; has two daughters |
Education | : | Master’s Degree in Public Administration (Tribhuvan University, Nepal) |
: | Post Graduate Diploma in Diplomatic Studies (University of Oxford, UK) | |
: | Diploma in International Law (University of Delhi, India) | |
: | Bachelor’s Degree in Law (Tribhuvan University, Nepal) | |
Professional Experience | ||
Since May 2019 | : | Ambassador of Nepal to Canada |
February 2016-May 2019 | : | Joint Secretary (South Asia Division & Europe America Division), Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
August 2014-February 2016 | : | Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
February 2014-August 2014 | : | Minister Counsellor/Deputy Permanent Representative/Deputy Chief of Mission, Permanent Mission/Embassy of Nepal, Geneva |
August 2010-February 2014 | : | Counsellor/Deputy Permanent Representative/Deputy Chief of Mission, Permanent Mission/Embassy of Nepal, Geneva |
April 2008-August 2010 | : | Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
September 2005-April 2008 | : | First Secretary, Embassy of Nepal, Cairo |
May 2002-September 2005 | : | Section Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
February 2002-May 2002 | : | First Secretary, Embassy of Nepal, New Delhi |
May 1998-February 2002 | : | Second Secretary, Embassy of Nepal, New Delhi |
February 1996-May 1998 | : | Section Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
February 1996 | : | Joined the Nepali Foreign Service as Section Officer |
Languages | : | Nepali, English, Hindi |
Fellowship/Courses | : | In-service training programmes at Nepal Administrative Staff College |
: | 7th International Migration Law Course, organized by the International Organization for Migration at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in Sanremo, Italy (September 2011) | |
: | UNITAR-IPI Fellowship Programme in Peacemaking and Preventive Diplomacy held in Holmenkollen, Norway (July 2012). | |
Awards | : | Dr. K. S. Krishna Rao Gold Medal, University of Delhi, India |