Kingdom of Bhutan
  Countries that host Bhutanese embassies
  Countries that host only Bhutanese consulates or permanent missions to international organizations

This is a list of diplomatic missions of Bhutan. The landlocked and isolationist Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has a very limited number of diplomatic missions abroad.

As of 2022, Bhutan operates 6 embassies, 3 consulates, and 2 permanent missions.[1]

Missions

Individual countries

List of operating diplomatic missions to individual countries as of 2021[1]
Country Region City Mission Opened Concurrent accreditation Ref(s)
 Australia Oceania Canberra Embassy 2021 [2]
 Bangladesh Asia Dhaka Embassy 1980
Countries:
 [3][4]
 Belgium Europe Brussels Embassy 2009
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [5]
 India Asia New Delhi Embassy 1971 Originally office of a "special representative", promoted to embassy in 1978
Countries:
 [6]
Guwahati Consulate-General 2018 [7]
Kolkata Consulate-General 2009 [8]
 Kuwait Asia Kuwait City Embassy 1983
Countries:
 [9]
 United States Americas New York City Consulate-General [10]
 Thailand Asia Bangkok Embassy 1999
Countries:
 [11][12]

Multilateral organizations

List of operating diplomatic missions to multilateral organisations as of 2021[1]
Organization City Country Mission Opened Concurrent accreditation Ref(s)
 United Nations Geneva Switzerland Permanent mission 1985
Countries:
 [13][14]
New York City United States Permanent mission 1971
Countries:
 [15]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Embassies and Missions". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan). Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Royal Bhutanese Embassy, Canberra, Australia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan). Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. ^ 25 Years A King 1999, p. 28.
  4. ^ "Royal Bhutanese Embassy, Dhaka, Bangladesh". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan). Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Royal Bhutanese Embassy, Brussels, Belgium". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan). September 21, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "The Embassy". Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan). Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Royal Bhutanese Consulate General, Guwahati, India". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan). Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "Royal Bhutanese Consulate General, Kolkata, India". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan). Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  9. ^ "Royal Bhutanese Embassy, Kuwait". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan). Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  10. ^ "Consulate General of the Kingdom of Bhutan, New York". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan). February 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  11. ^ "Royal Bhutanese Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan). Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  12. ^ Dema, Choni; Phuntsho, Sonam (October 24, 2017). "Bhutan-Thailand relationship blossoms over the years". Thimphu: Bhutan Broadcasting Service. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  13. ^ "The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations, Geneva, and Royal Bhutanese Embassy: Switzerland, Norway, Austria". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan). Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  14. ^ 25 Years A King 1999, p. 29.
  15. ^ "About the Mission". Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations in New York. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan). Retrieved January 27, 2021.

Bibliography

External links

List of diplomatic missions of Asia
Foreign relations of Bhutan
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