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Lhatu Wangchuk

Summary

Lhatu Wangchuk (born December 15, 1951) was a UN Ambassador from Bhutan, having assumed that office in January 2009.[1] He served in this position until January 2014, being replaced by Kunzang Namgyel.[2]

Career edit

Wangchuk had served earlier as an ambassador to Bangladesh between 1998 and 2001, and was the tourism director general of Bhutan.[3]

United Nations edit

In 2011, Wangchuk authored a UN resolution establishing "Gross National Happiness" as a human development indicator (HDI), alongside traditional measures such as Gross National Income. The motion was eventually backed by 66 co-sponsors and was brought into the UN agenda.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "His Excellency Lhatu Wangchuk". Washdiplomat.com. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  2. ^ http://www.mfa.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/kunzang-c-nam.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Ambassador Lhatu Wangchuk – Bhutan Foundation". Bhutanfound.org. 2011-06-05. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  4. ^ Plett, Barbara (21 July 2011). "Bhutan spreads happiness to UN". BBC. Retrieved 22 July 2011.

External links edit

  • Bhutan Spreads Happiness to the UN BBC article
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/international/2011/07/110722_bhutan_happiness_index_un.shtml
  • http://korrespondent.net/world/1242353-butan-predlozhil-oon-vvesti-indeks-schastya
  • http://telegraf.by/2011/07/butan-predlojil-oon-vvesti-indeks-schastya
  • http://finance.bigmir.net/news/economics/34435-Korrespondent-Korolevstvo-schastya-Bytan-ydivlyaet-mir-svoei-sistemoi-cennostei
  • http://www.trust.ua/news/47369.html