Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade RGOB
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized the award ceremony for ‘Dedicated Civil Service Awards 2017’ at the Minister’s Conference Hall on 13th December 2017. The award was conferred to the recipients in keeping with the Royal Command issued by the Royal Civil Service Commission and as per the Chapter 22 of Bhutan Civil Service Rules and Regulations 2012 for their dedicated service to the Tsa-Wa-Sum
Hon’ble Foreign Minister and Hon’ble Foreign Secretary congratulated the award recipients and reminded that everyone must rededicate their commitment and loyalty to the Tsa-Wa-Sum and work with full dedication and integrity. The nine (9) recipients from the Ministry’s are:
| No. | Name | Department | Years in Service |
| 1. | Mr. Yeshey Dorji | Department of Directorate Service | 31 Years 3 Months |
| 2. | Mr. Sonam Dorji | Department of Protocol | 30 Years 10 Months |
| 3. | Mr. Rinchen Kuentsyl | Department of Bilateral Affairs | 20 Years 6 Months |
| 4. | Mr. Karma J Thinlay | Department of Multilateral Affairs | 20 Years 2 Months |
| 5. | Ms. Lham Wangmo | Department of Protocol | 10 Years 7 Months |
| 6. | Ms. Pema Wangmo | Department of Protocol | 10 Years 7 Months |
| 7. | Mr. Bumpa Zangpo | Department of Directorate Service | 10 Years 1 Month |
| 8. | Ms. Sima Khaling | Department of Directorate Service | 10 Years |
| 9. | Mr. Tenzin Jamtsho | Department of Directorate Service | 10 Years |
On this happy occasion, the entire family of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to congratulate all the medal recipients and pay tribute to His Majesty the King for his love and compassion and also to re-dedicate to the service of Tsa-wa-sum.
