US Deputy Secretary of State Sarah B. Rogers Arrives in Nepal for Three-Day Visit

Kathmandu, May 30. US Deputy Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah B. Rogers is arriving in Nepal this evening for a three-day visit. 

She is coming to Nepal from India, where she arrived yesterday. This is the highest-level visit from the US since the current Balen government was formed.

She is coming to Nepal to participate as the chief guest in the 'Ascent Summit 2026' organized by the US Embassy in Nepal. According to Lok Bahadur Chhetri, spokesperson and joint secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Secretary of State Rogers is scheduled to hold meetings with Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal and Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dr. Bikram Timilsina during her stay in Nepal.

Mike Harker, Public Affairs Chief at the US Embassy in Nepal, successfully summited Mount Everest on the morning of May 23. The embassy is organizing the summit in collaboration with 'Seven Summit Treks' in his honor. 

The one-day special program, which will run from 8 AM to 6 PM, will bring together individuals related to mountains, mountaineering, adventure tourism, high-altitude research, and expedition management on a single platform.

According to sources, although Deputy Secretary of State Rogers is scheduled to meet with Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, there will be no meeting with Prime Minister Balendra Shah. 

Previously, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs of the US, Paul Kapur, visited Nepal on May 1 and Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs and US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gore, visited on May 7. Prime Minister Shah had not met with them either.