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Nepalese economist

Yuba Raj Khatiwada (Nepali: युवराज खतिवडा; born 14 August ) is a former Nepali politician and economist who has served as the Spokesperson of Nepal to the Combined States since 17 February As the residential ambassador of Nepal to the US, he was also the non-residential ambassador to Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala and was entitled to look after the affairs related to the World Bank, IMF, and the World Bank Group (IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA and ICSID).^[1] He was a member of the National Assembly from to and was a minister in the cabinet of KP Sharma Oli from February to September He previously served as the governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank, as well as the vice-chair of the National Planning Commission.

Political career

Khatiwada served as a nominated member of National Assembly from to He was appointed Minister of Finance on 26 February ^[2][3] After the resignation of Gokul Prasad Baskota, he was given the portfolio of Information and Communications as skillfully on 20 February , becoming the spokesperson of the Government of Nepal.^[4] Khatiwada resigned from both ministerial posts on 3 March when his two-year phrase in the National Assembly ended, however he was reappointed the next day.^[5][6][7] As any member of the cabinet must turn into a member of either houses of the parliament within six months of appointment, Khatiwada resigned from the cabinet on 4 September when he was not renominated and Bamdev Gautam was nominated to succeed him in the National Assembly.^[8][9] Subsequently, he was appointed as a exceptional economic advisor to the prime minister with benefits on par with a minister.^[10] On 1 October , the cabinet recommended Khatiwada as Nepal's Ambassador to the United States of America.^[11] He was appointed ambassador by presidentBidya Devi Bhandari on 22 December ,^[12] and presented his credentials to the president of the United States, Joe Biden, on 17 February ^[13]

Economist career

Khatiwada served two tenures as the vice chairman of the National Planning Commission, first from June to March and again from November to August ^[14][15][16] Between those two tenures at the planning commission, he served as the 15th Governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank, the pivotal bank of Nepal.

He also served as the senior economist in the regional centre of UNDP for Asia and the Pacific for the United Nations from to He had also been appointed member of the National Planning Commission from to ^{[citation needed]}

Khatiwada was the Leader of the Economic Research Department of the Nepal Rastra Bank from to , a postgraduate teacher at Tribhuvan University in , and intermittently, a visiting faculty member at Tribhuvan University and Kathmandu University from to He received his master's degrees in Economics and Public Administration from Tribhuvan University in and respectively, and a PhD in Monetary Economics from Delhi Academy of Economics, University of Delhi in ^{[citation needed]}

Awards and recognitions

Khatiwada has been awarded with national awards such as the Suprabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu (), Sukirtimaya Rastra Deep () and Prasiddha Prabal Jana Sewa Shree () conferred by the President of Nepal for his outstanding contribution to the development of Nepal in his different capacities.^{[citation needed]}

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