His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen offered prayers and butter lamps at Tashichhodzong today for the late former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. Cabinet ministers, senior government officials, members of the diplomatic community and the Japanese community in Bhutan attended the ceremony.  Former Prime Minister Abe ...

Bhutan will observe a day of national mourning on 9th July 2022 in honour of the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. All national flags across the country and Bhutan’s Embassies, Missions, and Consulates abroad will fly at half-mast. Former Prime Minister Abe died in hospital on 8th July after ...

Bhutan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Mr. Rinchen Kuentsyl presented his Letter of Credence to H.E. Dr. Arif Alvi, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan at the Presidential Office Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on 01 July 2022. The credential ceremony was attended by Foreign Secretary of Pakistan and the Military Secretary to ...

A thousand butter lamps ceremony was organized by His Majesty’s Secretariat in honor of the late Mr. Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, former Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1982 – 1993. The ceremony was attended by Foreign Minister, former Chief Justice Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye, former MoIC Secretary Dasho Kinley Dorji and senior officials ...

As a part of the MFA lecture series, the Ministry invited Dr. Will Parks, Resident Representative, UNICEF, to speak on “Compassionate Leadership” to the officials of the Ministry. Dr. Parks is a certified coach and an expert on emotional leadership, which is one of the key skill sets required for ...

The Royal Bhutanese Embassy to Canada is pleased to announce the establishment of the King’s Scholarships of Bhutan at the University of Toronto. Letters were exchanged today between HE. Ms. Doma Tshering, Ambassador of Bhutan to Canada, signing on behalf of the Royal Civil Service Commission and the National Pension ...

The UN ESCAP Secretariat announces the job openings concerning the following senior‐level posts: Senior Economic Affairs Officer and Deputy Head, Subregional Office for South and South-West Asia, P-5 (Application deadline: 1 July 2022) Senior Economic Affairs Officer and Deputy Head, Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia, P-5 (Application deadline: ...

The Ministry of Foriegn Affairs is pleased to inform that the Government of Sri Lanka, as requested by the Royal Government of Bhutan, will henceforth issue multiple-entry visas for Bhutanese students studying in Sri Lanka for the entire duration of their study.  Earlier, the Bhutanese students were required to renew ...

  The Ambassadors of Germany, Argentina, Thailand, Cuba, Israel, and Colombia to Bhutan presented their credentials to His Majesty The King today. The Presentation of Credentials ceremony was held in the Grand Kuenray at Tashichhodzong.  His Excellency Mr. Walter J. Lindner is the first Ambassador of Germany to Bhutan with ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs observed the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) day virtually on 6 June 2022. This year also marks the 25th Anniversary of the organization.   Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Dr. Tandi Dorji, graced the event as the Chief Guest. The Ambassadors of ...