Nepali media<\/a>, recently.<\/p>\n\u201cThe process for purchasing the residence had been going on for a couple of years and we had zeroed in on two assets in DC. The government had allocated USD 8.5 million in its budget. The new asset is approved by the US State Department and we purchased it through a legal agency,\u201d informed Karki.<\/span><\/p>\nHe further informed that the old ambassadorial residence will be used as the embassy premises and the current building will be revamped as the new residence for the staff.<\/p>\n
More than Ivanka Trump\u2019s!<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s surprising that the total cost of the new residence, excluding the additional three percent commission usually to the middleman, equals to the price of total rent that Nepal pays for its missions, embassy buildings and residences of the embassy staff and the ambassadors across the world, annually.<\/p>\nOther interesting aspect is that the total price is also near to the cost of former US president Barack Obama\u2019s house and exceeds the size of Donald Trump daughter\u2019s rented house in the same area.<\/p>\n
While Ivanka Trump\u2019s house is a 6,870 sqft building, Nepali ambassador\u2019s new asset is around 10,135 sqft.<\/p>\n
The government\u2019s decision has drawn wide criticism from the Nepali diaspora in Washington, Virginia and Maryland and others in the diplomatic circle.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnother property of moderate rate can be easily found in the DC area. There was no need to purchase such an expensive mansion,\u201d says a former Nepali diploma<\/span>t who served in Washington DC.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nA sitting Foreign Ministry official asks, \u201cWhy did they look at only two properties and not consider other alternatives?\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Gyawali informed that the government is also planning to have permanent buildings for its embassies at various other destinations too.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are planning to have permanent buildings or residences for the embassy staff in some 15 capitals where we have diplomatic presence,\u201d says Gyawali<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe government has purchased a new building in Thailand recently and is in search for properties in Geneva, Brussels, Canberra and Tokyo.<\/p>\n
Seems more in the offing!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Unfolding a long-awaited suspense on its US mission, the Government of Nepal has finally zeroed on…<\/span><\/p>\nRead more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":761,"featured_media":12218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7640],"tags":[7034,7033,7665,9532,9533,1076,98,2994,9531,177,7701],"yoast_head":"\n
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