s ▁first ▁s embl ance ▁of ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁network ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁Pr ith ivi ▁Nar ay an ▁Shah ▁the ▁Great , ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 9 ▁he ▁established ▁a ▁foreign ▁office ▁called ▁Ja ishi ▁K oth a . ▁ ▁Over ▁centuries ▁the ▁office ▁slowly ▁grew ▁in ▁stat ure ▁until ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁government ▁Department ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁although ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁revolution ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁Nep al ▁only ▁had ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁with ▁India , ▁Britain , ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁The ▁Nep al ese ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁rapidly ▁expanded ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁driven ▁by ▁Nep al ' s ▁prec ari ous ▁strateg ic ▁position ▁sand wich ed ▁between ▁India ▁and ▁China . ▁In ▁modern ▁days ▁Nep al ▁has ▁its ▁diplom atic ▁representation ▁in ▁various ▁countries ▁in ▁form ▁of ▁Emb ass y , ▁Cons ulate ▁General ▁and ▁Cons ulate ▁Off ices ▁etc . ▁Nep al ▁has ▁Emb ass ies ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁countries . ▁ ▁Africa ▁▁ ▁C airo ▁( Em b ass y ) ▁▁ ▁P ret oria ▁( Em b ass y ) ▁ ▁Amer icas ▁▁ ▁Brasil ia ▁( Em b ass y ) ▁▁ ▁Ott awa ▁( Em b ass y ) ▁▁ ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁( Em b ass y ) ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁( Cons ulate - General