Ministry of Foreign Affairs (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
[edit]The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for:
- Department of Bilateral Affairs
- Department of Multilateral Affairs
- Department of Protocol
List of ministers
[edit]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) |  | 1972–1998 |
| 2 | Jigme Thinley (b. 1952) | .jpg) | 1998–2003 |
| 3 | Khandu Wangchuk (b. 1950) | .jpg) | 2003–2007 |
| — | Yeshey Dorji Acting Minister | .jpg) | 2007–2008 |
| 4 | Ugyen Tshering (b. 1954) | .jpg) | 2008–2013 |
| 5 | Rinzin Dorji (b. 1964) | .JPG) | 2013–2015 |
| 6 | Damcho Dorji (b. 1965) | .jpg) | 2015–2018 |
| — | Tshering Wangchuk Advisor | .JPG) | 2018 |
| 7 | Tandi Dorji (b. 1968) | _(cropped).jpg) | 2018–2024 |
| 8 | D. N. Dhungyel | .jpg) | 2024–present |
See also
[edit]- Foreign relations of Bhutan
- List of diplomatic missions of Bhutan
- List of diplomatic missions in Bhutan
References
[edit]- ^ "Foreign ministers A–D". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
External links
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