Ram Pratap Thapa
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Ram Pratap Thapa | |
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माननीय श्री राम प्रताप थापा | |
 Consul General Ram Pratap Thapa | |
| Honorary Consul General at Cologne, Germany | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 6, 1950 Gorkha district, Nepal |
| Alma mater | Tribhuwan University |
| Awards | Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu |
| Website | www |
Ram Pratap Thapa OGDB (Nepali: राम प्रताप थापा transliteration: Rām Pratāp Thāpā) is an Honorary Consul General to Germany at Cologne[1] and chairman of German-Nepalese society.[2] He is also the founding member of Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) serving Nepalese Diaspora.[3]
Involvements
[edit]Thapa has been member of German Nepalese society in Cologne since 1988. He was elected chairman of the association in 1999. He began initiatives like annual Nepal day, NGO-Forum Nepal[4] and annual meeting of German Nepal NGOs.[2] Thapa is founding member of Diaspora Organisation Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA). He spent two years as member of International Coordination Council of NRNA and was elected Vice President of Europe Region. He is now official patron of NRNA.[5]
Thapa is involved in many organizations' in Germany. He is a board member of Asian Foundation in Essen.[6] He established German Committee of National Trust for Nature Conservation along with Gunther Nogge.[7]
He has been emphasizing Dual Citizenship for Nepalese diaspora and is task coordinator of NRN-Task Force Dual Citizenship.[8][9][10]
Awards
[edit]- In 1999, Thapa was awarded Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu by King Birendra of Nepal.[11]
- In 2001, Thapa was awarded Federal Service Cross for establishing understanding between Germany and Nepal.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Auswärtiges Amt - Vertretungen Nepal". Auswaertiges-amt.de (in German). 16 August 2000. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Deutsch-Nepalische Gesellschaft - Informationen über Nepal zu Reisen, Trekking, Gesellschaft, Politik, Einreise, Soziales". Deutsch-nepal.de. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Non-Resident Nepali Association". Archived from the original on 12 October 2004.
- ^ "NGO Forum Nepal". Ngo-forum.de. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Stiftung Asienhaus in Köln". Asienhaus.de. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "NGO Forum Nepal". Ngo-forum.de. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Non-Resident Nepali Association". Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "NRNA renews its call for dual citizenship for NRNS". www.nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Team - Nepalhilfe Beilngries". www.nepal-hilfe.net. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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