Canada Formalizes Ties with Remote Kingdom
Bhutan's first-ever Ambassador to Canada presents his credentials.
On May 4, 2004, the first-ever Bhutanese Ambassador to Canada, H.E. Daw Penjo, presented his credentials to the Governor General at Rideau Hall. This ceremony marked the culmination of a process started in June 2003, when Canada and Bhutan formally agreed to enter into diplomatic relations. Canada is the first country in the Americas with which Bhutan has diplomatic relations. In fact, Bhutan has diplomatic relations with only 22 countries world-wide, the majority of which are in South and Southeast Asia.
Bhutan, a small and mountainous kingdom between China and eastern India, has long been considered one of the remotest countries on the planet. It remains little-known and rarely visited.
Bhutan's special appreciation of Canada began in the early-1960's when a Canadian Jesuit was invited to help create a secondary school system. This special relationship was subsequently reinforced through the assistance given to the Bhutanese government by Maurice Strong as they sought to ease themselves into the international arena.
Ambassador Penjo will reside in New York, where he is also the head of mission for Bhutan's permanent mission to the United Nations.
Bhutan's first-ever Ambassador to Canada presents his credentials.
On May 4, 2004, the first-ever Bhutanese Ambassador to Canada, H.E. Daw Penjo, presented his credentials to the Governor General at Rideau Hall. This ceremony marked the culmination of a process started in June 2003, when Canada and Bhutan formally agreed to enter into diplomatic relations. Canada is the first country in the Americas with which Bhutan has diplomatic relations. In fact, Bhutan has diplomatic relations with only 22 countries world-wide, the majority of which are in South and Southeast Asia.
Bhutan, a small and mountainous kingdom between China and eastern India, has long been considered one of the remotest countries on the planet. It remains little-known and rarely visited.
Bhutan's special appreciation of Canada began in the early-1960's when a Canadian Jesuit was invited to help create a secondary school system. This special relationship was subsequently reinforced through the assistance given to the Bhutanese government by Maurice Strong as they sought to ease themselves into the international arena.
Ambassador Penjo will reside in New York, where he is also the head of mission for Bhutan's permanent mission to the United Nations.