Press Releases

On 1st December 2016, Ambassador Pema Choden presented her Letter of Credence to H.E. Mr. Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland accrediting her as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Republic of Finland at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. Ambassador Choden conveyed greetings and warm wishes ...

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay was awarded the prestigious German Sustainability Award (GSA) for 2016 for his outstanding contributions in promoting sustainability at an event organized by the German Sustainability Award Foundation in Dusseldorf, Germany on 25th November 2016. The other honorary laureates for GSA 2016 include UN Secretary General Mr. Bank ...

The Ambassador of Australia to Bhutan H.E. Mrs. Harinder Sidhu called on Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji on 23 November 2016 at the Gyalyong Tshokhang. The Ambassador is in the country to present scholarships to Bhutanese individuals who has been selected to study in Australia. A total of 33 AusAid ...

H.E. Mr. Nadir Patel, Ambassador of Canada to Bhutan called on Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Hon’ble Foreign Minister yesterday morning at the Gyalyong Tshokhang. Ambassador Patel is on a three day visit to Bhutan from 21-23 November 2016 and was accompanied by Ms. Mira Chatt, First Secretary (Political and Economic) and ...

Ambassador Tshewang Chophel Dorji presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar H.E. U Htin Kyaw at a ceremony in Nay Pyi Taw on November 18, 2016 accrediting him as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. ...

The United Nations Conference on Climate Change is being held in Marrakech, Morocco, 7-18 November  2016. The Marrakech  Conference comprises of the 22nd Conference  of Parties to the  UNFCCC  (COP 22), 12th Meeting  of Parties  to  the Kyoto  Protocol   (CMP12)  and   the  first   Meeting  of  the   Parties  to  the   Paris ...

Ambassador Pema Choden, on behalf of the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB), exchanged the Memorandum of Understanding with Mr. Marc Vandewalle, Vice Chancellor of the University College of Leuven-Limburg (UCLL). Under the Memorandum of Understanding, the two universities will promote cooperation in the teaching and research activities of the respective ...

On 14th November 2016 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Ambassador Sonam Tobden Rabgye presented  his  Credentials  granted  by  His  Majesty  the  King  appointing  him  as Ambassador of Bhutan to Sri Lanka to H.E. Mr. Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka.Read More

Kutshab, the officers and the staff of the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Bangkok celebrated the auspicious occasion of the 61st Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo on 11th November 2016. The occasion was observed by offering of prayers at Wat Sala Daeng, a Buddhist temple in Saraburi Province. Following ...

Mrs. Catherine Harris, Bhutan’s Honorary Consul in Australia called on Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji yesterday evening at the Gyalyong Tshokhang. Mrs. Catherine was accompanied by her husband Mr. David Harris, founder of Harris Farm Markets Pty Limited, Australia’s largest fresh produce supermarket chain. Hon’ble Lyonpo congratulated the Honorary ...