Foreign Relations
In which Asian media organization did Bhutan join as a
1 member in 2000? 1
Which international organization related to meteorology
2 did Bhutan join as a member in 2000? 2
In which year did Bhutan become a member of INTERPOL?
3 3
What does INTERPOL stand for?
4 4
What is the full form of BIMSTEC in which Bhutan joined as
a member in 2004?
5 5
Who signed the Convention on Elimination of Racial
6 Discrimination on behalf of Bhutan in 1973? 6
When did the Bhutan sign the Convention on Child Rights?
7 7
What is the full form of ISO in which Bhutan joined as a
8 correspondent member in 2005? 8
When did Bhutan become a member of South Asian
9 Regional Organization of WHO (SEARO)? 9
Apart from the Olympic Council of Asia and South Asian
Sports Federation, in which international sports
10 organization did Bhutan join in 1983? 10
How many bilateral Missions and agencies are there in
11 Bhutan (as of 2006)? 11
How many multilateral agencies have their offices
12 established in Bhutan? 12
The Royal Bhutan Embassy in New Delhi is also accredited
13 to which three countries in Asia? 13
Of the three Asian nations that are accredited to the Royal
Bhutan Embassy in Dhaka (Bangladesh), two are Maldives
14 and Pakistan. Which is the third? 14
To which Bhutanese Embassy in the Middle East is Bahrain
15 accredited? 15
How many European countries honorary consuls of
16 Bhutan? 16
In which year did Bhutan join the International Centre for
17 Integrated Mountain Development? 17
In which year did Bhutan become a member of the
18 Association of Asian Election Authorities? 18
19 Who was Bhutan’s first Foreign Minister? 19
20 Who became the first elected foreign minister in 1998? 20
21 Who is the current foreign minister? 21
22 Who was Bhutan’s first woman Foreign Secretary? 22
Bhutan joined SAARC in 1985. What does SAARC stand for?
23 23
Name the UN Secretary General who visited Bhutan in
24 1989. 24
Bhutan established an embassy in one of the countries of
the South East Asian Nations in 1997. What is the name of
25 the country? 25
Bhutan established diplomatic relations with Maldives in
1984 and with Pakistan in 1990. With which neighbouring
South Asian country did Bhutan establish diplomatic
26 relations in 1973? 26
When did Bhutan sign the Nuclear Non-proliferation
27 Treaty? 27
When did Bhutan become the member of Universal Postal
28 Union? 28
29 When did Bhutan become a member of the Colombo plan? 29
Who of Bhutan’s four queens is the UNFPA goodwill
30 ambassador? 30
31 Who was the first ambassador of Bhutan to Kuwait? 31
Who was the first permanent Representative of Bhutan to
32 the UN in New York? 32
Which was the last SAARC Summit that His Majesty the
33 King attended? 33
In which year was the first boundary talks between Bhutan
34 and China held? 34
In which year did Bhutan and China sign an agreement on
the maintenance of peace along the Sino-Bhutanese
35 borders? 35
Who was the first Permanent Representative of Bhutan to
36 the UN Mission in Geneva? 36
37 Who was Bhutan’s first Ambassador to Bangladesh? 37
In which cities are the permanent Missions of Bhutan to
38 the UN located? 38
When was the UNDP Resident Representative Office
39 established in Bhutan? 39
In which year did Bhutan join the World Fellowship of
40 Buddhists? 40
What is the name of the PLO leader who visited Bhutan in
41 1985? 41
42 Name the British Crown Prince who visited Bhutan in 1998. 42
43 Who is the founder of the Swiss-Bhutan Foundation? 43
Name the councillor at the Permanent Mission of Bhutan to
the UN who was awarded the Druk Thuksey Medal in
44 1973? 44
Name the Astronauts from USA who visited Bhutan in
45 1975? 45
46 Who is Bhutan’s first non-resident ambassador to Canada? 46
Who was appointed as the ambassador to the permanent
mission of Bhutan to the UN in Geneva and New York in
47 2003? 47
When did Bhutan join the Convention on the Elimination of
all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)?
1980
Which are the four member countries of the Sustainable
Development Agreements?
Benin, Bhutan, Costa Rica and the Netherlands
Which Imperial Highnesses, of Japan paid, a goodwill visit to Bhutan in March 8,1997?
Prince and Princesses Akishino of Japan
Who is Bhutan’s ambassador to India?
Lyonpo Dago Tshering
Who is the current Secretary General?
Lyonpo Chenkyab Dorji
In which year did Bhutan sign the Partial Test Ban Treaty and Geneva Protocol of 1925?
1978
Asian Pacific Institute for Broadcasting
Development
World Meteorological Organization
2005
International Criminal Police
Organization
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
Sectoral Technical and Economic
Cooperation
Lyonpo Sangay Penjore
1990
International Standardization
Organization
1982
International Olympic Committee
Nine
Seven
Japan, Nepal and Sri Lanka
Republic of Korea
Royal Bhutan Embassy in Kuwait
11
1985
2005
Lyonpo Dawa Tsering
Lyonpo Jigme Y. Thinley
Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk
Aum Neten Zangmo
South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation
Perez de Cuellar
Thailand
Bangladesh
1985
1963
1962
Her Majesty Ashi Sangay Choden
Wangchuck
Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup
Lyonpo Sangye Penjore
9th SAARC Summit in Male
1984 at Beijing
1998
Dasho Tobgye S. Dorji
Lyonpo Pema Wangchuk
Geneva in Switzerland and New York in
the USA
1979
1984
Yasser Arafat
Prince Charles
Mr. Fritz Von Sechulthess
Mr. A. N. Ram
Mr. Stuart Allen Roosa and Mr. Milliam
Reid Pogue
Daw Penjo
Sonam Tobden Rabgye
hutan in March 8,1997?
Geneva Protocol of 1925?
