Foreign Relations of Bhutan - Diplomatic Relations and Missions

Diplomatic Relations and Missions

COUNTRY YEAR RELATIONS
ESTABLISHED		 MISSION TO BHUTAN LOCATION MISSION OF BHUTAN LOCATION NOTES
Afghanistan
2010
Yes
Andorra
2012
Argentina
2012
Armenia
2012
Australia
2002
Yes
 New Delhi
Yes
 Bangkok
  • The ambassador of the Australian High Commission in New Delhi is accredited to Bhutan.
  • The ambassador the Bhutanese Embassy in Bangkok is accredited to Australia.
  • Bhutan has an honorary consulate in Sydney.
Austria
1989
Yes
 New Delhi
Yes
 Geneva
  • The ambassador of the Permanent Mission of Bhutan to the United Nations in Geneva is accredited to Austria.
  • The ambassador of the Austrian Embassy in New Delhi is accredited to Bhutan.
  • The Austrian Development Agency maintains an office in Thimphu.
Bahrain
1992
Yes
 Kuwait City
  • The ambassador the Bhutanese Embassy in Kuwait is accredited to Bahrain.
Bangladesh
1973
Yes
 Thimphu
Yes
 Dhaka
Belgium
2009
Yes
 Brussels
  • Bhutanese Ambassador to Belgium is also accredited to Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the European Union and the European Commission
Brazil
2009
Yes
Canada
2003
Yes
 New Delhi
Yes
 New York City
  • The ambassador of the Permanent Mission of Bhutan in New York City is accredited to Canada.
  • The ambassador of the High Commission of Canada in New Delhi is accredited to Bhutan.
  • The University of New Brunswick operates the Canadian Cooperation Office in Thimphu on behalf of the Canadian International Development Agency.
Costa Rica
2012
Cuba
2011
Czech Republic
2012
Denmark
1985
Yes
 New Delhi
Yes
 Brussels
Egypt
2012
European Union
1985
Yes
 New Delhi
Yes
 Brussels
  • The ambassador of the Embassy of Bhutan to Belgium in Brussels is accredited to the EU and the European Commission.
  • The ambassador of the Delegation of the European Commission in New Delhi is accredited to Bhutan.
Fiji
2011
Finland
1986
Yes
 New Delhi
Yes
 Brussels
  • The ambassador of the Finnish Embassy in New Delhi is accredited to Bhutan.
  • The ambassador of the Embassy of Bhutan to Belgium in Brussels is accredited to Finland.
India
1968
Yes
 Thimphu
Yes
 New Delhi
  • India also maintains a consulate-general in Phuntsholing which was upgraded from a representative office on 17 February 2007.
Indonesia
2011
Japan
1986
Yes
 New Delhi
  • The Japanese Embassy in New Delhi is accredited to Bhutan.
  • The embassy of Bhutan in New Delhi is accredited to Japan
  • The Japan International Cooperation Agency has an office in Thimphu.
Kazakhstan
2012
Republic of Korea
1987
Yes
 New Delhi
  • The ambassador of the Bhutanese Embassy in Dhaka is accredited to South Korea
  • The ambassador of the South Korean Embassy in New Delhi is accredited to Bhutan.
  • Bhutan has an honorary consulate in Seoul
Kuwait
1983
Yes
 Thimphu
Yes
 Kuwait City
Luxembourg
2011
Maldives
1984
Yes
 Dhaka
  • The ambassador of Bhutanese Embassy in Dhaka is accredited to Maldives.
Mauritius
2012
Mongolia
2012
Morocco
2011
Myanmar
2012
Nepal
1983
Yes
 New Delhi
Yes
 New Delhi
  • The ambassador of the Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi is accredited to Nepal.
  • The ambassador of the Nepalese Embassy in New Delhi is accredited to Bhutan.
Netherlands
1985
Yes
 New Delhi
Yes
 Brussels
  • The ambassador of the Embassy of Bhutan to Belgium in Brussels is accredited to the Netherlands.
  • The ambassador of the Dutch Embassy in New Delhi is accredited to Bhutan.
  • The Netherlands Development Organisation has an office in Thimphu, which acts as an honorary consulate.
Norway
1985
Yes
 New Delhi
Yes
 Geneva
  • The ambassador of the Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi is accredited to Bhutan.
  • The ambassador of the Permanent Mission of Bhutan to the United Nations in Geneva is accredited to Norway.
Pakistan
1988
Serbia
2011
Singapore
2002
Yes
 New Delhi
Yes
 Bangkok
  • The ambassador of the Bhutanese Embassy in Bangkok is accredited to Singapore.
  • The ambassador of the Singaporean embassy in New Delhi is accredited to Bhutan.
Slovakia
2012
Slovenia
2012
Spain
2011
Yes
 New Delhi
Sri Lanka
1987
Yes
 New Delhi
Yes
 Dhaka
  • The ambassador of the Sri Lankan High Commission in New Delhi is accredited to Bhutan.
  • The ambassador of the Bhutanese Embassy in Dhaka is accredited to Sri Lanka.
  • Bhutan has an honorary consulate in Colombo
Swaziland
2012
Sweden
1985
Yes
 New Delhi
Yes
 Geneva
  • The ambassador of the Swedish embassy in New Delhi is accredited to Bhutan.
  • The ambassador of the Permanent Mission of Bhutan to the United Nations in Geneva is accredited to Sweden.
Switzerland
1985
Yes
 New Delhi
Yes
 Geneva
  • The ambassador of the Swiss embassy in New Delhi is accredited to Bhutan.
  • The ambassador of the Permanent Mission of Bhutan to the United Nations in Geneva is accredited to Switzerland.
  • Helvetas has an office in Bhutan.
Thailand
1989
Yes
 Bangkok
  • Thailand has an honorary consulate in Thimphu.
Turkey
2012
United Arab Emirates
2012
Vietnam
2012

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