Ambassador Sharma's Harvard Visit - Tomorrow December 3 - Tuesday
Shailesh Gongal
Sorry for the short notice. I just got this too.
Public Talk by His Excellency Shankar Prasad Sharma, Ambassador of Nepal to the United States
Nepal Election 2013: Opportunities for New Constitution and Inclusive Growth
December 3, 2013, 4:30PM- 5:30PM
Darman Room, Center for Public Leadership
Taubman Building (1st floor) at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Please RSVP to secure a seat
http://tinyurl.com/Nepaliambassador
Nepal had its second Constituent Assembly election two weeks ago. The pressure is higher on the political leadership this time to deliver results. The people of Nepal want not just a new constitution but also the real impact in the form of growth and stability.
What will be different this time? What will the politics of change look like? Ambassador Sharma will discuss the leadership challenges and opportunities in leveraging the 2013 election results to finalize the new Constitution, bring stable government, and
promote inclusive growth.
Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma is the Ambassador of Nepal to the United States. He was also the Vice-Chairman at the National Planning Commission (1999-2006), Chief Advisor in Ministry of Finance, and Alternate Governor of Nepal for the International Monetary Fund
and Senior Economist in Institute of South East Asian Studies (1986–1993). He has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Hawaii.
The event is co-sponsored by HKS South Asia Caucus, HKS India and South Asia Program, South Asia Institute and Center for Public Leadership.
