List of diplomatic missions of Bhutan

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Kingdom of Bhutan
Countries that host Bhutanese embassies
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  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.

Contents

As of 2025, 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]
CountryRegionCityMissionOpenedConcurrent accreditationRef(s)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Oceania Canberra Embassy2021 [2]
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Asia Dhaka Embassy1980 [3] [4]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Europe Brussels Embassy2009
International Organizations:
[5] [6] [7]
Flag of India.svg India Asia New Delhi Embassy [a] 1978 [8]
Guwahati Consulate-General2018 [9]
Kolkata Consulate-General2009 [10]
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Asia Kuwait City Embassy1983 [11] [12]
Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Americas New York City Consulate-General [13]
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Asia Bangkok Embassy1999 [14] [15] [16]

Multilateral organizations

List of operating diplomatic missions to multilateral organisations as of 2021 [1]
OrganizationCityCountryMissionOpenedConcurrent accreditationRef(s)
Flag of the United Nations.svg United Nations Geneva Switzerland Permanent mission1985
Countries:
[17] [18]
New York City United States Permanent mission1971
Countries:
[19]

See also

Notes

  1. Established as an office of a "special representative" in 1971; upgraded into an embassy in 1978.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. "Diplomatic List - Mission Accredited to the European Union". European External Action Service. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  7. "Bhutan / Bilateral Relations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  8. "The Embassy". Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan) . Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  9. "Royal Bhutanese Consulate General, Guwahati, India". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan) . Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  10. "Royal Bhutanese Consulate General, Kolkata, India". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan) . Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  11. "Royal Bhutanese Embassy, Kuwait". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan) . Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  12. "Foreign Minister receives credentials copies of two non-resident ambassadors-designate to Bahrain". Bahrain News Agency. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  13. "Consulate General of the Kingdom of Bhutan, New York". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan). February 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  14. "Royal Bhutanese Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan) . Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  15. Dema, Choni; Phuntsho, Sonam (October 24, 2017). "Bhutan-Thailand relationship blossoms over the years". Thimphu: Bhutan Broadcasting Service . Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  16. "Bilateral relations - Indonesia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bhutan. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  17. "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.
  18. 25 Years A King 1999, p. 29.
  19. "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.

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