British Ambassador to Nepal since July 2023. Follow @UKInNepal to get updates from the British Embassy Kathmandu.
Joined September 2023
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Rob Fenn retweeted
के तपाईं कामको लागि बेलायत जानुहुँदै छ? Read👇
Verify & confirm employer has given u a Certificate of Sponsorship
For most work visas like Skilled Worker, employers must cover sponsorship fees
Is the employer on GOV.UK register?
Keep passport & other IDs safe
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Rob Fenn retweeted
Jun 11
Know your Workers' Rights!
1. Verify your employer is a licensed sponsor
2. Legitimate UK employers will never ask you to surrender your passport
3. GOV.UK for official info
4. Consider the risks before selling your assets
Apply: tinyurl.com/aacfpacf
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Jun 10
I’ve been able to visit 3 of Nepal’s top destinations for ‘spiritual tourism’: Lumbini & Pashupatinath with my Minister @SeemaMalhotra1 and Sagarmatha, as a guest of the Everest Marathon. Not as a runner, I hasten to add. But it was humbling to present medals to Nepali athletes.
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Jun 9
🇳🇵presents a unique opportunity as a living lab for climate adaptation & innovation. Across its diverse landscapes- high mountain communities to smallholder farming systems-we see how local knowledge & ingenuity combined with targeted investment can drive transformative change.
Jun 8
Meet the innovators transforming Nepal’s food systems:
1 @ghampower
2 @aQysta
3 @KHETI_AgFinTech
4 @plantsat2
These solutions will be tested and scaled up over the next 9 months.
💡 Smart irrigation
⚡Clean energy
🌾Climate-smart agriculture
📱Digital solutions
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Jun 9
There’s a moment, each year, when British Embassies celebrate with their queer community friends. This year the creative triumphs of these peerless ambassadors for🇳🇵felt like an arts festival I was dealing with the cultural mainstream, generating world quality material. #pride
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Rob Fenn retweeted
Jun 5
The Royal Regiment of Artillery celebrated the formation of the King's Gurkha Artillery (KGA) in the presence of King Charles III with a formal parade at Royal Artillery Barracks, Larkhill on 04 June 2026. It was a historic and proud day for all KGA members.
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Jun 4
KIMFF is one of the great pleasures of life here. This time we we were treated to an important biopic of the great Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabe, the first woman to climb Everest. It was a particular pleasure to be hosted at the event by HE Maeda Toru, Ambasador of Japan.
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Hon. Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, met with the British Ambassador to Nepal to discuss strengthening Nepal–UK cooperation in hydropower, renewable energy, energy security, climate resilience, and investment. 🇳🇵🇬🇧
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Rob Fenn retweeted
Jun 2
Congratulations to the winners of the Hindu Kush Himalaya Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurs (HKH-ICE 2.0)👏
The UK is proud to support this initiative through Climate Action for a Resilient Asia/CARA to empower innovators to tackle environmental & socio-economic challenges.
We are pleased to announce the 12 winners of the Hindu Kush Himalaya Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurs (HKH-ICE 2.0)
From sustainable chocolates to digital insurance, these startups are tackling pressing environmental and socio-economic challenges across the HKH region.
Chosen from a highly competitive pool of applicants from Bangladesh (Chittagong Hill Tracts), Bhutan, and India (Himalayan states) and Nepal, the 12 winners were recognised at today's Leadership Academy by Pema Gyamtsho, Director General, ICIMOD, alongside H.E. Rob Fenn, the British Ambassador to Nepal, and the CEO of the Global Resilience Partnership Jesper Hörnberg, each winner receives mentoring, leadership development, and prizes from USD 5,000 to 25,000.
Congratulations to this year’s winners. We look forward to seeing your solutions creating a lasting impact in the HKH region.
HKH-ICE 2.0 is an initiative of ICIMOD's Himalayan Resilience Enabling Action Programme (HI-REAP) funded by UK International Development.
Learn more about the winners here - icimod.org/hkh-ice-2-innovat…
#HKHICE #ClimateResilience #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #HKH #MountainSolutions
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Rob Fenn retweeted
May 24
Nepal has a rich cultural beauty that - along with its people and landscape - attracts thousands of Brits each year. Minister @SeemaMalhotra1 visited the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu - one of ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Nepal - to see this first hand. @PADT_Official
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Rob Fenn retweeted
May 24
We offer a full-spectrum education partnership: applauding🇳🇵achievement of universal access & its renewed focus on foundational learning & supporting🇳🇵students in 🇬🇧
Minister @SeemaMalhotra1 stressed on the imp of quality assurance in unlocking affordable transnational education
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Rob Fenn retweeted
May 23
In Lumbini, Minister @SeemaMalhotra1 saw first-hand how UK-Nepal-@WorldBank collab on archaeological surveys & physical planning – through @durham_uni expertise – are shaping the future of the Greater Lumbini Area: protecting heritage while unlocking sustainable tourism & jobs.
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May 23
During her visit to Lumbini, Minister @SeemaMalhotra1 held a courtesy meeting with the provincial government to understand how the UK is working with Nepal at all levels of government and opportunities in Lumbini on provincial development and tourism.
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May 22
Minister Malhotra @SeemaMalhotra1 had fruitful discussions with Nepal Government ministers, hearing how the UK can shape the modern partnership we offer around Nepal’s new priorities. @MofaNepal @mofnepal @moesnepal @npBritish
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May 22
Minister Malhotra @SeemaMalhotra1 met British International Investment Invest & for Impact Nepal IIN today. BII, the only DFI with an office here, champions 🇳🇵 as an investment destination & helps build the eco-system, including by investing directly in job-creating businesses.
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May 22
Welcome to Nepal @SeemaMalhotra1
An important visit for UK-Nepal and chance to deepen ties of friendship and our modern partnership.
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No one country can deal with today’s challenges alone.
That's why, with @GovernmentZA @CIFFchild @BritishIntInv, we’re uniting governments, investors, innovators and civil society at the Global Partnerships Conference.
Complex global problems call for broad coalitions ⤵️
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Apr 19
It was deeply moving to be included in the homecoming of this 13th Century effigy. Parvati to many. Mahagauri to the neighbourhood. Now another part of the mosaic which makes Nepal so spectacular.
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Apr 14
Happy New Year 2083!
Apr 14
बेलायती दूतावास काठमाडौं परिवारको तर्फबाट सम्पूर्ण नेपालीलाई नयाँ वर्ष २०८३ को हार्दिक शुभकामना! 🙏
#Nepalinewyear #newyears #nepal #peaceful #swoyambhu
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Rob Fenn retweeted
Apr 9
At @icimod’s Hindu Kush Himalaya Investment Conference 2026, Ambassador Rob Fenn stressed that the region is warming nearly twice the global average & needs bold, investable climate solutions. Public finance must de‑risk and crowd in private capital.
#GreenFinance #UKCARA #HIREAP
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