Press Releases

Ms. Carie Morrison, the new Country Director and Representative of the World Food Programme (WFP) to Bhutan presented her credentials to the Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Dr. Tandi Dorji, today. Ms. Morrison, a Canadian national, was appointed as the WFP Country Director by Mr. David M. Beasley, Executive Director of ...

The Ministry invited Dr. Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director of the Executive Secretariat for the Enhanced Integrated Framework at the World Trade Organization as the distinguished speaker at the MFA Lecture Series, which was held on 25 August 2022. The Executive Director spoke on the subject, “International Trade: Economic Diplomacy and ...

Ambassador Pema Choden, Foreign Secretary is on an official visit to New Delhi from 22-24 August 2022 at the invitation of H.E. Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Foreign Secretary of India. This is Foreign Secretary Pema Choden’s first official visit to India after her appointment on 6 November 2021.  During her ...

The new Ambassador of India to Bhutan, His Excellency Mr. Sudhakar Dalela, presented his credentials to His Majesty the King, today. Ambassador Dalela joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1993 and has served in Indian Missions in Israel, Brazil, Switzerland and Bangladesh. Prior to the current appointment, he served as ...

The King’s Scholarships of Bhutan at Cornell University were established today through an exchange of letters between Her Excellency Ambassador Doma Tshering, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations, on behalf of the Royal Civil Service Commission, and Mr. Jonathan Burdick, Vice Provost of Enrollment and ...

The new United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Director to Bhutan presented her credentials to Hon’ble Foreign Minister at the Gyalyong Tshokhang today. Ms. Andrea M. Wojnar was appointed as the new Country Director for Bhutan and arrived in New Delhi in February this year to take up her assignment.  ...

The Executive Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Sameer Kumar Khare, paid a courtesy call on the Hon’ble Foreign Minister Dr. Tandi Dorji on 5th August 2022 at the Gyelyong Tshogkhang.  Mr. Khare represents Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Lao PDR, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan as Executive Director on the ...

  H.E. Mr. Lee Jang-keun, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Bhutan, handed over four electric cars (Hyundai Kona) to Ambassador Pema Choden, Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today in Thimphu. The electric cars are provided by the Government of the Republic of Korea under its Small Grant ...

Mr. Ujjwal Deep Dahal, Director, InnoTech Department of DHI was invited by the Ministry as the distinguished speaker for its lecture series held on 28 July 2022. Mr. Ujjwal spoke on “Designing an Economy: The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation”.  Mr. Ujjwal Deep Dahal is a Fulbright Humphrey Research ...

The 17th Annual Consultations between Bhutan and Japan on Economic Cooperation was held on 27th July 2022 in Thimphu. Ms. Tshoki Choden, Director, Department of Bilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led the Bhutanese delegation. The Japanese delegation was led by Mr. Hiroyuki Yamashita, First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in ...