The government on Tuesday recommended the names of 21  people for the post of ambassadors to various countries.

A Cabinet meeting today took this decision.

Twenty-one Nepali Embassies were lying vacant for a long period.

Here is a list of recommended ambassadors:

Mahendra Bahadur Pandey – China

Dr. Niranjan Thapa – Russia

Lucky Sherpa – Australia

Durga Bahadur Subedi – UK

Dr. Khadga KC – Japan

Lok Bahadur Thapa – Belgium

Sewa Lamsal Adhikari – Pakistan

Yuvnath Lamsal – Denmark

Prakash Subedi – Austria

Yuvraj Karki – South Korea

Bharat Bahadur Rayamajhi – UAE

Mahendra Singh – Qatar

Khagendra Basnet – Bangladesh

Narad Bhardwaj – Sri Lanka

Tara Prasad Pokhrel – Brazil

Padam Sundas – Bahrain

Ramesh Prasad Khanal – Germany

Ali Akhtar Mikarani – Saudi Arabia

Dr. Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe - Israel