Mr. Paudel is a career civil servant with more than two decades of service to the Nepalese government. He has served as a chief law enforcement officer in six administrative districts, and as undersecretary with the Ministry of Home Affairs in charge of the planning and monitoring section of the Ministry. He holds a master's degree in public administration, and has twice been honored by the King of Nepal. During his Humphrey year, he will focus on the social, political, and economic dimensions of human rights and its practical manifestations.