{"id":1341,"date":"2024-03-04T01:59:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T01:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/?p=1341"},"modified":"2024-03-04T01:59:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T01:59:56","slug":"opening-of-the-honorary-consulate-of-the-kingdom-of-bhutan-in-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/opening-of-the-honorary-consulate-of-the-kingdom-of-bhutan-in-melbourne\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening of the Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Bhutan in Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dato&#8217; Mr. Adam Htoon was appointed as the Honorary Consul of Bhutan in Victoria in June 2023. The Honorary Consulate officially opened on 05 October 2023 over a small ceremony attended by Charg\u00e9 d&#8217;affaires a.i. Mr. Jigme Tenzin, representative of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, close friends of Bhutan and representatives of the Bhutanese community in Victoria.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1343\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/369243895_339348931940674_6393766242477728445_n-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/369243895_339348931940674_6393766242477728445_n-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/369243895_339348931940674_6393766242477728445_n-1024x847.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/369243895_339348931940674_6393766242477728445_n-768x635.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/369243895_339348931940674_6393766242477728445_n-1536x1271.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/369243895_339348931940674_6393766242477728445_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Representative of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, close friends of Bhutan and representatives of the Bhutanese community in Victoria felicitated Dato&#8217; Adam Htoon on his appointment as Honorary Consul of Bhutan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1342\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/385885100_339348665274034_4411323813682128832_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/385885100_339348665274034_4411323813682128832_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/385885100_339348665274034_4411323813682128832_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/385885100_339348665274034_4411323813682128832_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/385885100_339348665274034_4411323813682128832_n.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dato&#8217; Adam Htoon with CDA a.i. Jigme Tenzin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dato&#8217; Adam Htoon is well known for his business acumen and entrepreneurial skills in building a successful airline and a telecommunication company in Southeast Asia. He has applied the same entrepreneurial zeal and continues to achieve success with his business ventures in Australia.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">His appointment is a significant development coming less than two years after the establishment of the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Canberra in December 2021.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Consulate is located at 1\/79 Toorak Road, South Yarra VIC 3141.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dato&#8217; Mr. Adam Htoon was appointed as the Honorary Consul of Bhutan in Victoria in June 2023. The Honorary Consulate officially opened on 05 October 2023 over a small ceremony attended by Charg\u00e9 d&#8217;affaires a.i. 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