Kul Chandra Gautam Kul Chandra Gautam is a distinguished international civil servant, public policy expert and peace advocate.

He served as Assistant Secretary General of the UN and Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF. He was Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Nepal on International Affairs and the Peace Process. He is a seasoned diplomat and civic leader and serves on the Boards of a number of international and national foundations and charitable organizations as chairman, member or advisor.

This website contains a comprehensive selection of Mr. Gautam's articles, interviews, speeches, photos and videos.

Rotary Nepal: Promoting Peace and Development through Sports

Keynote Address by Rotarian Kul Chandra Gautam· at 4th Annual Conference of Rotary International District 3292 Biratnagar, Nepal, 7 January 2012 Thank you for the opportunity to share some views and suggestions on how we as Rotarians can promote peace and development in Nepal, in our region of South Asia, and in the world. I More...

A tale of two deaths

KUL CHANDRA GAUTAM Here is a tale of two deaths, funerals and Nepal’s reaction. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il died on Saturday December 17, 2011, but the citizens of the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” were given a cue to grieve uncontrollably only two days later on Monday December 19 by the country’s officially tearful More...

In the Name of Children: Remembering Vaclav Havel

As tributes are pouring in for Vaclav Havel, former President, playwright and the icon of the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia who died on 18 December 2011, I wish to recall an extraordinary occasion when I had the opportunity to meet him and hear one of his most poignant speeches. The occasion was 30 September 1990 More...

Role of International Cooperation in Nepal’s Development

Remarks by Kul Chandra Gautam Nepal Intellectual Forum, Pokhara, 17 December 2011 I am delighted to join you all at this Nepal Intellectual Forum. I take this as a great opportunity to meet and interact with the intellectuals of Pokhara and Western Nepal. It is like coming back home to me, as I am also More...