{"id":5984,"date":"2020-03-16T14:11:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T14:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dannci.wpmasters.org\/citygov\/?page_id=5984"},"modified":"2026-10-14T07:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:30:59","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/cgbny\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Background"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5984\" class=\"elementor elementor-5984\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eac14e4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eac14e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f861692\" data-id=\"f861692\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ea4980 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ea4980\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1bedad\" data-id=\"c1bedad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-988aff0 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"988aff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Background<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-620c980\" data-id=\"620c980\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-edde91c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edde91c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-876d049\" data-id=\"876d049\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba54e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba54e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The United States of America is among the first countries with whom the Kingdom of Bhutan established consular relations. While Bhutan and the United States does not have diplomatic relations, the two countries established consular relations on 23 July 1986. Pursuant to this, the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Bhutan was established in New York with an officer from the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations holding dual accreditation as the Consul General. During the early days, the Consulate General had jurisdiction only within the State of New York. However, with increasing consular services that needed to be provided to Bhutanese residing in other States, the jurisdiction was enlarged. Today, the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Bhutan based in New York is accredited with territorial jurisdiction to all the 50 States of United States of America.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6094d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6094d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order to assist the Consulate General, the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Bhutan in the State of Washington with jurisdiction over the west coast has also been established. Currently the Hon. Brian N. Baird serves as the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Bhutan based in Washington State with consular jurisdiction over 11 States in the West Coast including Washington State.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cce63d\" data-id=\"3cce63d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f90293 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f90293\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-782ea51\" data-id=\"782ea51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98304d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98304d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. Kinzang Dorjic is the current Consul General of the Kingdom of Bhutan and is assisted by Mr. Kinley Wangdi, Consul (Education) at the Consulate General.\u00a0<\/p><p>The Consulate General of the Kingdom of Bhutan is located at 763, 1st Ave. U.N. 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