Kathmandu, April 24 -- US President Donald Trump's special envoy for South and Central Asia, Sergio Gor, is scheduled to visit Kathmandu on April 30 on a four-day trip, according to officials from two ministries.

The visit is taking place against the backdrop of a diplomatic flurry in Kathmandu, as both US and China are racing to engage with the new political dispensation.

Gor is currently serving as US ambassador to India and is known as a Trump insider.

As the US does not have a dedicated ambassador to Kathmandu since mid-January after the Trump administration recalled Dean Thomposn, Gor has been effectively overseeing Nepal affairs from New Delhi, said diplomatic sources.

Additionally, Trump appointed Gor as special envoy to South ...