Sonam Tobden Rabgye - Born in 1958.

EDUCATION
Senior Cambridge, St Joseph’s School North Point, Darjeeling
BA History Honors, St Stephen’s College Delhi University
MA International Relations, Fletcher School, Tufts University Boston, USA

TRAINING
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling
Military Training at the Royal Bhutan Army HQ, Wangdiphodrang
National Service, Lhuentsi
Foreign Service Course: JNU Delhi University

CAREER
Year Place of Posting Designation
1984 -1989 Bhutan Mission to the UN, New York Second Secretary / Charge d’Affairs for about two years

1990–1997 Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi Press Attaché / Spokesperson. Established the Press Division
1997-2000 Royal Bhutanese Embassy, Kuwait Ambassador to Kuwait
2000-2003 Department of Multilateral Affairs, Director: established the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thimphu Multilateral Department

2003–2008 Permanent Mission of Bhutan to the UN, Geneva

Ambassador to Switzerland and accredited to other countries in Europe
2009 -2011 Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Brussels Ambassador to Belgium & EU. Established the embassy in Brussels
2012 - 2016 Policy Planning, MFA Thimphu Director General & Officiated as Foreign Secretary for 6 months

July 2016 – Aug 2019
Royal Bhutanese Embassy, Dhaka Ambassador to Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives & Sri
Lanka

AWARDS
 St Joseph’s School, North Point: Colors / Blue Coat in Sports
 St Stephen’s College Delhi: Colors Certificate in football
 Royal Government: Civil Service Award Gold Medals from His Majesty the King

INTERESTS
Reading, hiking & golf