Ambassador Tenzin Rondel Wangchuk presented his credentials to H.E. Ms. Ghada Fadhi Waly, Director-General of the United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV) and Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Thursday, 19 November 2021 at the UN Office in Vienna. Ambassador Tenzin Rondel Wanghcuk ...
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The annual ACD Ministerial Meeting was convened, virtually, on 17 November, 2021. The officials of the Department of Regional Cooperation attended the meeting. In the meeting, Bahrain took over the Chairmanship from the Republic of Turkey. Hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain, amongst many things, the meeting adopted the ACD Blueprint ...
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A thousand butter lamps ceremony was organized by His Majesty’s Secretariat in honour of late Dr. Warner Haring, President of Pro Bhutan, Germany. The ceremony was attended by officials from the His Majesty’s Secretariat, Foreign Secretary, senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Chambula Dorji, Honorary Consul of ...
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Kutshab Kinzang Dorji presented his Letter of Credence to H.E. Madam Halimah Yacob, President of the Republic of Singapore on 11th November 2021, accrediting him as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Republic of Singapore. The ceremony was held virtually in view of the ...
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After a hiatus of two years, the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26 and associated meetings) is taking place in Glasgow, the United Kingdom from 31 October 12 November 2021. The COP26 is happening against the backdrop of the latest IPCC Report which showed that unless there are rapid, sustained and ...
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Kutshab Kinzang Dorji presented his Letters of Credence to His Majesty The King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua of the Kingdom of Thailand on 5th November 2021, accrediting him as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Kingdom of Thailand. The Presentation of Credentials took place ...
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His Majesty The King granted Dhar to Ambassador Pema Choden as the new Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 6 November 2021. Ambassador Pema Choden has served as the Director General of the Department of Multilateral Affairs since 8 March 2021. Prior to this, she served as Bhutan’s ...
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Kutshab Tshering Gyaltshen Penjor presented his Letter of Credence to Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark at the Amalienborg Palace on 5 November 2021, accrediting him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Kingdom of Denmark. Kutshab conveyed the greetings and warm wishes ...
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The Salang Tendrel (ground-breaking) ceremony for the Tsendrong UN Garden was held at 11 am on the 3rd of November, 2021 corresponding to the 29th Day of the Iron Female Ox Year of the Bhutanese calendar. The Garden is a gift from His Majesty The King and is dedicated to ...
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The Ministry invited Hon’ble Lyonpo Om Pradhan, as the distinguished speaker, at the MFA Lecture Series, which was held on 29 October 2021. Lyonpo spoke on the subject., “Objectives of Bhutan’s Foreign Policy,” which was followed by an interactive session. The session proved to be very insightful and informative. The ...
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