| Personal
Data |
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NAME:
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AMBICA
SHRESTHA |
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NATIONALITY:
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Nepali |
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MARITAL
STATUS: |
Married |
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DATE
OF BIRTH: |
February
12, 1933 |
| ACADEMIC
QUALIFICATION: |
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Bachelors in
Arts |
| LANGUAGE: |
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NEWARI, NEPALI,
ENGLISH, AND HINDI |
PRESENT
POSITIONS:
BUSINESS: |
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President / Dwarika 's Hotel |
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Managing Director / Kathmandu Travels
& Tours Started since 1969. |
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Managing Director / Nepal Treks &
Natural History Expedition. |
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Chairman / Himal Media. |
| OTHER
VOLUNTARY POSITION: |
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Board Member - Friends of the BAGMATI. |
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Life Trustee / Member / Nepal Britain
Society. |
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Life Member - Nepal Heritage Society. |
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Life
Member - Nepal Council of World Affairs. |
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Chairman / Nepal Jaycees Board of Trustees. |
OFFICIAL
AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION:
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Nominated
Trustee "King Mahendra Trust for
nature conservation" with HRH Crown
Prince as chairman. |
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Vice
President West Asia /SKAL International
from June 2003. |
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Member
of the council for technical education
vocational training (skill testing division)
his majesty's government. |
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President
/ Federation of Business & Professional
Women - Nepal.
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Regional
Coordinator for Asia-Pacific of Business
& Professional Women International. |
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Initial
member of board forum for Asia. |
| OTHER
POSITION: |
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HON. Consul of Spain for Kingdom of
Nepal. |
| FORMER
POSITIONS HELD IN OFFICIAL AND PROFESSIONAL
AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION: |
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Former board member / Nepal electricity
authority. |
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Former Vice Chairperson/ Nepal tourism
board. |
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Former
Director, Board of Directors - Royal
Nepal Airlines Corporation. |
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Past President / Rotary Club of Kathmandu
Mid - Town (First Woman President in
Nepal). |
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President / Transparency international
Nepal (Founding President) |
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Past President / Nepal Association of
travel agents (1997 - 1999). |
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Vice President of Trekking agents association
of Nepal (Founding president). |
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Vice President (1988 - 1989) Nepal council
of World Affairs / Life member |
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Member (1979 -1982 & 1986 - 1989)
/ Nari Sewa Samanwaya Samiti. |
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Vice President (1979 to 1983) Pacific
Asia Travels Association. |
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President (1970 - 1972) Nepal Britain
Society. |
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Joined The Youth Movement, Jaycess.
Became the first woman president in
the world, affiliated Nepal into International
Jaycess. |
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Cultural affairs officers in United
State informant service 1958/ 1961. |
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Teacher in high school (1957 - 1958). |
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Chair person (1958 - 1967) Bir Hospital
- International volunteers past |
| DECORATIONS: |
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Badge of Honour From BPW Internatal |
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Gorkha
Dakshin Bahu 4th From his majesty the
King. |
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Prakhyat Trisakti Patta from his Majesty
the King. |
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Birendra - Aiswarya Sewa Padak from
his Majesty the King. |
| AWARDS: |
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The most influential woman of Nepal
from the Boss Business Magazine in 2004. |
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Nepal 's Top 50 personalities from the
Boss Business Magazine in 2004. |
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The 50 most influential woman of Nepal
from the Boss Business Magazine 2005. |
| ATTENDED
SEMINARS & CONFERENCES: |
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USA,
Australia, New Zealand, U.K, Japan,
Italy, Scandinavia and other Europe
Countries, South Africa and Countries |
