The Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintains the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal's external relations and runs its international diplomatic missions. Since 2015, Kamal Thapa has served as Nepal's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Nepal's modern, bilateral diplomatic relations officially began with neighboring India in June 1947, followed by formal relations with France in April 1949.
This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Nepal:
1948: Sovag Jung Thapa (acting)
1948–1951: Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
1951–1952: Matrika Prasad Koirala
1952–1953: Khadga Man Singh
1953–1955: Dilli Raman Regmi
1955–1956: Sovag Jung Thapa
1956–1957: Chuda Prasad Sharma
1957: Kunwar Inderjit Singh
1958–1959: Purendra Bikram Shah
1959–1960: Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
1960–1962: Tulsi Giri
1962: Rishikesh Shaha
1962–1963: Tulsi Giri
1963–1968: Kirti Nidhi Bista
1968–1971: Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari
1971–1972: Kirti Nidhi Bista
1972–1975: Gyanendra Bahadur Karki
1975–1979: Krishna Raj Aryal
1979: Kirti Nidhi Bista
1979–1981: K. B. Shahi
1981–1982: Surya Bahadur Thapa
1982–1985: Padma Bahadur Khatri
1985–1986: Ranadhir Subba
1986–1990: Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya
1990: Hari Bahadur Basnet
1990: Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
1990–1991: Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
1991–1994: Girija Prasad Koirala
1994–1995: Madhav Kumar Nepal
1995–1997: Prakash Chandra Lohani
1997–1998: Kamal Thapa
1998–1999: Girija Prasad Koirala
1999: Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
1999–2000: Ram Sharan Mahat
2000–2001: Chakra Bastola
2001–2002: Sher Bahadur Deuba
2002–2003: Narendra Bikram Shah
2003–2004: Surya Bahadur Thapa
2004: Bhekh Bahadur Thapa
2004–2005: Sher Bahadur Deuba
2005–2006: Ramesh Nath Pandey
2006–2007: K. P. Sharma Oli
2007–2008: Sahana Pradhan
2008–2009: Upendra Yadav
2009–2011: Sujata Koirala
2011: Upendra Yadav
2011,–2012: Narayan Kaji Shrestha
2012: Ishwor Pokhrel
2012–2013: Narayan Kaji Shrestha
2013–2014: Madhav Prasad Ghimire
2014–2015: Mahendra Bahadur Pandey
2015-2016: Kamal Thapa
2016-present : Prakash Sharan Mahat
