Press Releases

Permanent Mission Of Bhutan To The United Nations, New York, Hosts Reception On International Day Of Happiness The Permanent Mission of Bhutan to the United Nations in New York hosted a reception on the evening of 20 March 2014 to celebrate the International Day of Happiness. Over 200 guests – ...

Ambassador V. Namgyel of Bhutan and Ambassador Takeshi Yagi of Japan today signed the Grant Contracts for the Projects ‘(i) Introduction of Compactor Truck and Vacuum Truck in Bumthang Dzongkhag; (ii) Supply of Compactor Trucks in Thimphu City and (iii) Supply of Patrol Cars at Community Police Centers in Thimphu ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to extend time for submission of application for the following vacancy. Sl No Division Position Position Level Minimum Qualification No of slots 1 Administration & Finance Division Chief Admin. Officer P-1A Bachelors Degree with Adm. Management 1 Interested In-service Civil Servants who meet ...

THIRD BIMSTEC SUMMIT CONCLUDES 1.       The Hon’ble Prime Minister and delegation arrived in Paro on 06 March 2014 following the conclusion of the Third BIMSTEC Summit on 04 March 2014. At the Summit the leaders from the seven BIMSTEC countries reviewed the progress made and agreed to further intensify and ...

The 1st meeting of the Small Development Project Committee for the 11th Five Year Plan was held on 7th March ,2014 in Thimphu. The Committee is comprised of two representatives from the Royal Government and two from the Embassy of India, Thimphu. It is co-chaired by the Director of the ...

The AFD would like to notify all the Missions, Embassies and Consulate abroad and the Departments and Divisions of this Ministry to submit Promotion Proposals for July 2014 to the HR Section on or before 30th April 2014. The officials concerned shall be fully responsible to process their Security Clearance, ...

The Hon’ble Prime Minister will participate and lead the Bhutanese delegation to the Third Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit, which is being convened on 04 March 2014 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

H. E. Ambassador Kunzang C. Namgyel presented her credentials to the UN Secretary-General, H. E. Mr. Ban Ki-Moon , on 25 February 2014 at the UN Headquarters in New York.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to announce the following vacancy. Sl No Division Position Position Level Minimum Qualification No of slots 1 Administration & Finance Division Chief Admin. Officer P-1A Bachelors Degree with Adm. Management 1 Interested In-service Civil Servants who meet the eligibility criteria may apply.  For ...

The 35th Session of the SAARC Council of Ministers was held on February 20, 2014, in the Bandos Island of the Republic of Maldives. The Council Meeting was chaired by H.E. Ms. Dunya Maumoom Foreign Minister of Maldives. The meeting was attended by the Foreign Minister’s from the all the ...