Yuba Raj Khatiwada
Yuba Raj Khatiwada (; born 14 August 1956) is a former Nepali politician and economist who has served as the Ambassador of Nepal to the United States since 17 February 2021. As the residential ambassador of Nepal to the US, he was also the non-residential ambassador to Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala and was entitled to look after the affairs related to the World Bank, IMF, and the World Bank Group (IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA and ICSID). He was a member of the National Assembly from 2018 to 2020 and was a minister in the cabinet of KP Sharma Oli from February 2018 to September 2020. He previously served as the governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank, as well as the vice-chair of the National Planning Commission. Political career Khatiwada served as a nominated member of National Assembly from 2018 to 2020. He was appointed Minister of Finance on 26 February 2018. After the resignation of Gokul Prasad Baskota, he was given the portfolio of Information and Communications as well on 20 February 2020, becoming the spokesperson of the Government of Nepal. Khatiwada resigned from both ministerial posts on 3 March 2020 when his two-year term