Jaya Raj Acharya
Professor Jaya Raj Acharya (or Jayaraj Acharya) is a former ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations from 1991 to 1994, a scholar, author and lecturer at Tribhuvan University. He is a prominent foreign policy expert especially in Nepal's relations with India and China. He's raised awareness of Nepal's education, state of Nepali politics etc. in international forums. He's done numerous TV appearances in the Nepali Media. During his tenure at the United Nations, Acharya was the chairperson of the UN’s anti-apartheid committee. Personal life
Acharya was born in 1951 in Bhanu VDC of Tanahun District to poet Naranath Acharya and his wife Ganga. He completed his Ph.D. from Georgetown University as a Fulbright Scholar. He was a fellow at Harvard University as well. 