Wednesday, September 17, 2008
New ambassadors appointed to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
Canada has appointed Joseph Caron High Commissioner to India. He will also be responsible for relations with Nepal and Bhutan.
Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) also announced the appointment of Randolph Mank as the High Commissioner to Pakistan. It named Robert McDougall as High Commissioner to Bangladesh.
Caron, Ambassador to Japan until August this year, has also served as Ambassador to China (1998-2001) with dual accreditation to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Mongolia.
Among his many appointments over a long foreign service career, Caron was Assistant Deputy Minister Ottawa (Asia Pacific and Africa), at DFAIT (1998-2001),Senior Official for Asia Pacific Economic Community (1998-2001), Minister (Political) and Head of Chancery Tokyo Canadian Embassy (1994-1998),Director Ottawa North Asia Relations Division (China, Japan, Koreas,Indochina), DFAIT(1993-1994), Director Ottawa International Economic Relations Division responsible for Canadian participation in G8 Economic Summits and APEC (1990-1993)
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Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) also announced the appointment of Randolph Mank as the High Commissioner to Pakistan. It named Robert McDougall as High Commissioner to Bangladesh.
Caron, Ambassador to Japan until August this year, has also served as Ambassador to China (1998-2001) with dual accreditation to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Mongolia.
Among his many appointments over a long foreign service career, Caron was Assistant Deputy Minister Ottawa (Asia Pacific and Africa), at DFAIT (1998-2001),Senior Official for Asia Pacific Economic Community (1998-2001), Minister (Political) and Head of Chancery Tokyo Canadian Embassy (1994-1998),Director Ottawa North Asia Relations Division (China, Japan, Koreas,Indochina), DFAIT(1993-1994), Director Ottawa International Economic Relations Division responsible for Canadian participation in G8 Economic Summits and APEC (1990-1993)
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Labels: ambassadors, appointed, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Canada, DFAIT, india, Joseph Caron High Commissioner, Nepal, pakistan, Randolph Mank, responsible, Robert McDougall
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Bhutan votes for stability but rejects King's uncle
The people of the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan shocked even themselves on March 24, voting for stability and experience in their first ever parliamentary polls but overwhelmingly rejecting a party led by the king's uncle.
This was not a vote against the much loved king of Bhutan or a century of royal rule -- many people had said they were reluctant to embrace democracy, and the winner of the elections, Jigmi Thinley, was himself a staunch royalist.
But the scale of his victory, winning 44 of the 47 seats on offer according to provisional results announced by the election commission, sent subtle messages which will reverberate around this deeply traditional and conservative land.
"It is truly amazing," said Palden Tshering, spokesman for Thinley's Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT). "The people really have made the decision."
The present king's uncle Sangay Ngedup even lost in his own constituency. If the king had to stand aside, the people of Bhutan seem to be saying, they are not sure they want his many relatives by marriage to take over.
"They have given the government to the public now," said one voter who declined to be named, in a country still not used to criticism of the elite or political discourse.
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This was not a vote against the much loved king of Bhutan or a century of royal rule -- many people had said they were reluctant to embrace democracy, and the winner of the elections, Jigmi Thinley, was himself a staunch royalist.
But the scale of his victory, winning 44 of the 47 seats on offer according to provisional results announced by the election commission, sent subtle messages which will reverberate around this deeply traditional and conservative land.
"It is truly amazing," said Palden Tshering, spokesman for Thinley's Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT). "The people really have made the decision."
The present king's uncle Sangay Ngedup even lost in his own constituency. If the king had to stand aside, the people of Bhutan seem to be saying, they are not sure they want his many relatives by marriage to take over.
"They have given the government to the public now," said one voter who declined to be named, in a country still not used to criticism of the elite or political discourse.
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Labels: Bhutan, Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, Jigmi Thinley, King's uncle, royal rule, stability, votes
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Democracy by King's decree: progress measured by ‘gross national happiness'
In this idyllic Himalayan country that measures progress by its "gross national happiness" index, the stoplight just didn't cut it.
Residents here in the capital complained that Bhutan's one and only automated traffic signal was too impersonal. It was taken down. Now, a white gloved police officer gracefully directs motorists.
A lone man in charge: That's what most Bhutanese want when it comes to how their country is run, not merely a single intersection.But their beloved king, the man in question, has other ideas.
Bhutan is set to become the world's newest democracy, with the first general elections in this isolated Buddhist kingdom. At the heart of this brave new world lies a paradox: It is people power by royal decree. The Bhutanese are choosing their leaders because, essentially, they were told to by their king.
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Residents here in the capital complained that Bhutan's one and only automated traffic signal was too impersonal. It was taken down. Now, a white gloved police officer gracefully directs motorists.
A lone man in charge: That's what most Bhutanese want when it comes to how their country is run, not merely a single intersection.But their beloved king, the man in question, has other ideas.
Bhutan is set to become the world's newest democracy, with the first general elections in this isolated Buddhist kingdom. At the heart of this brave new world lies a paradox: It is people power by royal decree. The Bhutanese are choosing their leaders because, essentially, they were told to by their king.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Bhutan, Buddhist kingdom, elections, Golden Throne, Himalayan country gross national happiness, Land of the Thunder Dragon, newest democracy
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