Dautary Wrote: I don't understand why a military personnel cannot make a good ambassador. In fact most of the former Chiefs of Army Staffs in Nepal's military history have served as ambassador after their miltary tenures were over. ------------------ Some of them are appointed as an ambassaor to Burma, a country ruled by military and less important in bilateral relations. ------------- Swasti Thapa Wrote: There is nothing new about Military or Police personnal being appointed as Ambassadors. Even USA also practices that. There is no question about leadreship of this Military Generals. -------- Thapa ji, the issue here is not about the leadership capability of military generals. USA appoints military general as an ambassador and even foreign minister becuase USA has institutional check and balance. Military is completely under government control, a government elected by the people. Since, there is no mechanism to control military in nepal (we never had it), these generals cannot represent a nation state in international community on behalf of and on the best interest of people. They would seek to promote interest of RNA (looking for military aid rather than developmental aid) which might plung country into devastation and supression.