Foreign Minister of Bhutan
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The Foreign Minister
of Bhutan occupies the Ministerial
post in the Royal Government of Bhutan which deals with the country's foreign policy
. The office was founded in 1968 as the Ministry of Development; it was reorganized in 1970 as the Department of Foreign Affairs. In 1972 it achieved its current form as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Bhutan has relations with 24 nations including the European Union. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Ugyen Tshering
.
Foreign minister
A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
of Bhutan occupies the Ministerial
Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
post in the Royal Government of Bhutan which deals with the country's foreign policy
Foreign policy
A country's foreign policy, also called the foreign relations policy, consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve its goals within international relations milieu. The approaches are strategically employed to interact with other countries...
. The office was founded in 1968 as the Ministry of Development; it was reorganized in 1970 as the Department of Foreign Affairs. In 1972 it achieved its current form as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Bhutan has relations with 24 nations including the European Union. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Ugyen Tshering
Ugyen Tshering
Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering is a Bhutanese politician, currently serving as Minister for Foreign Affairs.He served as Minister for Labor and Human Resources before resigning in mid-2007, along with six other ministers, in order to enter politics and stand in the 2008 general election...
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List of Foreign Ministers of Bhutan since 1972
- Dawa TseringDawa TseringDawa Tsering , born 1935, served as the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan in the 1980s and 1990s, carrying out negotiations to improve Sino-Bhutanese relations.-References:...
- (1972 - 20 July 1998). - Jigme Thinley - (20 July 1998 - 30 August 2003)
- Khandu Wangchuk - (30 August 2003 - 31 July 2007)
- Yeshey Dorji - (31 July 2007 - 11 April 2008)
- Ugyen TsheringUgyen TsheringLyonpo Ugyen Tshering is a Bhutanese politician, currently serving as Minister for Foreign Affairs.He served as Minister for Labor and Human Resources before resigning in mid-2007, along with six other ministers, in order to enter politics and stand in the 2008 general election...
- (11 April 2008 -)