Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan)
Bhutanese government ministry
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Jurisdiction | Government of Bhutan |
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade ( ཕྱི་འབྲལ་དང་ཕྱིར་ཚོང་ལྷན་ཁག ) is the Bhutanese government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Bhutan . The Royal Government of Bhutan established the Development Ministry in 1968, which was a precursor to the institution of the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1970 and subsequent up gradation to a full-fledged ministry in 1972.
Bhutan has established diplomatic relations with 52 countries and the European Union .
Departments
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for:
- Department of Bilateral Affairs
- Department of Multilateral Affairs
- Department of Protocol
List of ministers
This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Bhutan: [1]
No. |
Name
(Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure |
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1 |
Dawa Tsering
(1935–2007) |
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1972–1998 |
2 |
Jigme Thinley
(b. 1952) |
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1998–2003 |
3 |
Khandu Wangchuk
(b. 1950) |
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2003–2007 |
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Yeshey Dorji
Acting Minister |
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2007–2008 |
4 |
Ugyen Tshering
(b. 1954) |
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2008–2013 |
5 |
Rinzin Dorji
(b. 1964) |
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2013–2015 |
6 |
Damcho Dorji
(b. 1965) |
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2015–2018 |
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Tshering Wangchuk
Advisor |
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2018 |
7 |
Tandi Dorji
(b. 1968) |
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2018–present |
See also
References
- ↑ "Foreign ministers A–D" . rulers.org . B. Schemmel . Retrieved 10 January 2015 .
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