Samantha Power, administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday. During her stay in Nepal, she will pay courtesy calls on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Foreign Minister Bimala Rai Paudyal. She will also hold talks with civil society leaders, community groups, students, businesses, and government officials. Administrator Power will underscore the United States’ enduring, more than 75-year partnership with the government and people of Nepal.

She will highlight USAID’s commitment to increasing our engagement with Nepal and its new government.

Administrator Power will announce new efforts to build momentum to strengthen democratic gains in federalism, social inclusion, civil society, and media freedom, according to a statement issued by USAID.