Govt recommends 5 ambassadors KOL Report KATHMANDU, April 2 - The government has recommended the names of five possible ambassadors to the respective countries and organisations for appointment. The posts have remained vacant for some time now. Among the five recommended, three are former Army officers. Former General Krishna Narayan Singh Thapa has been recommended as ambassador to the United Nations, reported Kantipur daily quoting Foreign Ministry sources. Former Army Generals Victri Rana and Tara Bahadur Thapa have been recommended as ambassadors to Myanmar and Thailand. For Sri Lanka and Egypt, Joint-Secretaries Durga Prasad Bhattarai and Ram Bhakta PPB Thakur have been recommended. The Kantipur report also said that the government was considering appointing former Army chief, Prajwal Shumsher Rana, as the envoy to Paris but had not recommended his name to France yet. (dds/yv) http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=35969 ------------- Now I am really concerned whether Nepal is undergoing scarcity of diplomats. What message does King G want to send to world community appoining ex general of army as UN ambassador??