Jaya Raj Acharya

Professor Jaya Raj Acharya (or Jayaraj Acharya) was an ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations and a well-known scholar of Nepal. He lectures at Tribhuvan University, has written many books, and is a prominent foreign policy expert especially in Nepal's relations with India and China. He's raised awareness of Nepal's education, state of Nepali politics etc. in international forums. He's done numerous TV appearances in the Nepali Media.
During his tenure at the United Nations, Acharya was the chairperson of the UN’s anti-apartheid committee.
Born in 1951 AD in Bhanu VDC of Tanahun District, he did his Ph.D. from Georgetown University as a Fulbright Scholar. He was a fellow at Harvard University as well.