US Ambassador to Nepal, Randy Berry has been nominated to be the US ambassador to Namibia. Similarly, Manuel P Micaller, Jr, Deputy Chief of Mission in the US Embassy in Kathmandu has been nominated as US new ambassador to Tajikistan.

The White House made the announcements.

“Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following leaders to serve as key leaders in his administration,” a White House statement reads.

President Biden has already nominated Dean R Thompson as new ambassador to Kathmandu who will replace Berry shortly.

Berry is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service who earlier served at the State Department, Kathmandu, New Zealand, The Netherlands, South Africa, Uganda, Bangladesh and Egypt.

Similarly, Deputy Chief of Mission Micaller who is nominated as new US envoy to Tajikistan had served at the State Department, Mongolia, Tajikistana and Morocco.