About the Ambassador
Charles Whiteley was appointed as EU Ambassador to Nepal in September 2026. He served as EU Ambassador to the People’s Republic Bangladesh from 2021-2024 and was Head of Division for South Asia in the European External Action Service (EEAS) from 2024-2026. He has previously been posted to Indonesia, Hong Kong and United Nations in New York. From 2012-2015 he was political advisor to the Deputy Secretary General of the EEAS, supporting political dialogues with partner countries and EU engagement with the G7. Charles is a Dutch and British citizen. After reading law at Downing College, Cambridge and qualifying as a barrister in the UK, he began working for the European Union in 1999.
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Message from the Ambassador
Namaste and welcome to the website of the Delegation of the European Union to Nepal.
I am very happy to take up the post of EU Ambassador to Nepal, having visited the country several times as a – much younger – person and having worked on EU relations with Nepal for two years.
This is a poignant and challenging time for Nepal as the country comes to terms with the toll inflicted by the devastating floods in August 2026. The bravery of Nepal’s emergency and medical services and the resilience of the people of Nepal are serving as a source of inspiration to the whole world. As a close partner, the European Union stands in solidarity with Nepal at this critical juncture and will continue to do so as the country rebuilds and recovers.
The EU and Nepal have so much in common: diverse and vibrant cultures, beautiful landscapes and an outward-looking nature. I will work hard with the EU team in Kathmandu during my tenure to advance our wide-ranging relations with Nepal – from trade and investment ties to collaboration on development programmes, from people-to-people relations and the green transition to cooperation in the multilateral sphere.
I look forward to meeting people from all walks of life, to learning the beautiful language of Nepal and to making sure with our Nepali counterparts that EU-Nepal relations are on the strongest of footings for the coming years.