Embassy of the United States

Speakers Discusses Islamic Education in the U.S. through DVC
As part of Public Affairs (PAS) Kathmandu’s ongoing outreach program to Muslim communities in Nepal, U.S. educators Ms. Farhana N. Shah, a teacher at Montgomery County Public Schools and the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Ms. Laura Abdur-Rahman, the principal of Al-Rahmah School, a private Islamic school in....

New Consular Fees in Effect on July 13, 2010
New fees for Immigrant Visas will go into effect on July 13, 2010. Fees for Non-Immigrant Visas were increased on June 4, 2010. The revised fees are the same worldwide and cover actual operating expenses for the 301 overseas consular posts, 23 domestic passport agencies and other centers that provide these consular services. The new Immigrant....

Sherpa raises awareness about climate change
Acting DCM Mr. Terry White introducing Mr. Dawa Steven Sherpa at the U.S. Embassy’s popular Tea and Talk Program who made a captivating presentation about his efforts to clean up Mt. Everest and also raise global awareness and spur actions to address the impact of climate change on the Himalayas. Dawa Steven is one of the most dynamic and......

A Simple, Winning Appeal for Unity Nepalese filmmaker uses democracy video to...
Washington — The South and Central Asia winner of the Democracy Video Challenge for 2010 took a different look at democracy: through a prism. Twenty-year-old Anup Poudel of Kathmandu, Nepal, says democracy has been an important topic for his family and his nation. He says his father’s involvement in three democratic movements in Nepal and the......

DEMOCRACY IS… PARTNERS UNVEIL 2010 DEMOCRACY VIDEO CHALLENGE WINNERS...........
Today the Democracy is… partners announce the results of the 2010 Democracy Video Challenge and unveil the six grand prize winners. With thousands of public views, comments and votes, each of the winning videos has captivated a global audience. “The thought-provoking creativity and diverse messages of self-expression revealed in this year’s......

Beginning a Dialogue with Nepal's Muslim Communities Ambassador DeLisi visits...
As part of Public Affairs Kathmandu’s ongoing outreach program to Muslim communities in Nepal, Ambassador Scott H. DeLisi visited ‘Madrassa Islamiya School’ in the capital, Kathmandu. This 70 year old madrassa is inside a historic mosque in the city center of Kathmandu, which has a history of more than 450 years. This outreach campaign was......