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Bhutan–United States relations

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American-Bhutanese relations
Map indicating locations of Bhutan and United States

Bhutan

United States
Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in 2015[1]

The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan and the United States of America share bilateral relations. Bhutan is represented in the US through its permanent mission to the United Nations.

While both countries do not share diplomatic missions, relations between two nations are reviewed as "friendly and close", due to shared values between the two countries. The growing alliance between India and the U.S. has also helped to improve US–Bhutanese bilateral relations.

History

The U.S. has offered to resettle 60,000 of the 107,000 Bhutanese refugees of Nepalese origin now living in seven U.N. refugee camps in southeastern Nepal.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bhutan profile – Timeline – BBC News. BBC.com (20 May 2015). Retrieved on 4 December 2015.
  2. ^ "First of 60,000 refugees from Bhutan arrive in U.S." CNN. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2009.