Bhutan
- Bhutan has been a member of the United Nations since 21 September 1971
- Bhutan is not in the list of countries with webpages at the UN.
- Read the Wikipedia page for Bhutan
- Bhutan is part of the Asia / Middle East block
- Bhutan has participated in 1200 votes since 26 October 1994, most recently on 19 December 2008
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Minority votes in the General Assembly
Sometimes these votes highlight an issue where there is a difference from the majority of the international community.
Bhutan…
| voted alone (out of 179 nations) to abstain on | Draft resolution XXIII (resolution 62/44). | 5 December 2007 |
| voted alone (out of 167 nations) to abstain on | Draft resolution T (resolution 57/77). | 22 November 2002 |
| voted alone (out of 179 nations) to abstain on | Draft resolution XXIV (resolution 61/82). | 6 December 2006 |
| voted alone (out of 174 nations) to abstain on | Draft resolution IV (resolution 58/39). | 8 December 2003 |
| voted alone (out of 180 nations) to abstain on | Draft resolution XXIII (resolution 59/88). | 3 December 2004 |
| voted alone (out of 176 nations) to abstain on | Draft resolution XXI (resolution 60/75). | 8 December 2005 |
| voted alone (out of 165 nations) to abstain on | Draft resolution P (resolution 55/33 P). | 20 November 2000 |
| voted alone (out of 153 nations) to abstain on | Draft resolution J (resolution 56/24 I). | 29 November 2001 |
| voted alone (out of 161 nations) to abstain on | Draft resolution M (resolution 54/54 M). | 1 December 1999 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 171) to abstain on | The operative paragraph 6 of draft resolution IV. | 5 December 2007 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 178) to abstain on | Draft resolution IV (resolution 63/44). | 2 December 2008 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 163) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 1. | 1 December 1999 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 155) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 7 of draft resolution G. | 1 December 1999 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 167) to abstain on | Draft resolution P (resolution 53/77 P). | 4 December 1998 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 171) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 1. | 4 December 1998 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 165) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 8. | 4 December 1998 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 163) against | Operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution Q. | 4 December 1998 |
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 163) against | The words “and South Asia” were retained in operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution Q by 141 votes to 2, with 20 abstentions. | 4 December 1998 |
| voted with 2 other nations (out of 168) to abstain on | The eighth preambular paragraph of draft resolution S. | 4 December 1998 |
| voted with 2 other nations (out of 163) to abstain on | The second preambular paragraph. | 4 December 1998 |
Ambassadors
People who have spoken in the General Assembly or Security Council in the name of Bhutan. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.
| Name | Speeches | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Dorjee | 1 | 12 December 1997 | 12 December 1997 |
| Mr. Dorji | 2 | 9 March 2001 | 2 October 2007 |
| Mr. Ngedup | 1 | 18 September 2006 | 18 September 2006 |
| Mr. Penjo | 12 | 6 April 2005 | 11 June 2008 |
| Mr. Pradham | 3 | 2 November 2000 | 25 September 2001 |
| Mr. Pradhan | 10 | 15 December 1999 | 30 October 2002 |
| Mr. Rabgye | 1 | 19 November 2001 | 19 November 2001 |
| Mr. Thinley | 5 | 30 September 1998 | 26 September 2008 |
| Mr. Tsering | 3 | 10 October 1995 | 6 October 1997 |
| Mr. Tshering | 2 | 10 October 1994 | 10 October 1996 |
| Mr. Wangchuk | 5 | 30 September 2003 | 22 September 2006 |
| Mr. Zimba | 1 | 8 September 2000 | 8 September 2000 |
