Lhatu Wangchuk (born December 15, 1951) was a
UN Ambassador
A permanent representative to the United Nations (sometimes called a "UN ambassador")"History of Ambassadors", United States Mission to the United Nations, March 2011, webpagUSUN-a. is the head of a country's diplomatic mission to the United Nati ...
from
Bhutan, having assumed that office in January 2009. He served in this position until January 2014, being replaced by
Kunzang Namgyel.
Career
Wangchuk had served earlier as an ambassador to
Bangladesh between 1998 and 2001, and was the tourism director general of Bhutan.
United Nations
In 2011, Wangchuk authored a
UN resolution
A United Nations resolution (UN resolution) is a formal text adopted by a United Nations (UN) body. Although any UN body can issue resolutions, in practice most resolutions are issued by the Security Council or the General Assembly.
Legal st ...
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.
References
External links
Bhutan Spreads Happiness to the UNBBC article
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1951 births
Living people
Bhutanese politicians
Ambassadors of Bhutan to Bangladesh
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