TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 04-922 

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EMPLOYMENT 

 Agreement between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and BHUTAN 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

New York September 22, 2004 

 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

 evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.” 
BHUTAN 

Employment 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes at New York 

 September 22, 2004; 

 Entered into force September 22, 2004. 
The Department of State of the United States of America presents to the

Royal Government of Bhutan that the undersigned governments conclude a

bilateral work agreement for dependents of officials serving in our respective

countries.

The Department of State proposes that, on a reciprocal basis, dependents of

the employees of the United States Government assigned to official duty in India

• (until such time as a U.S. Embassy is established in Thimphu, following which the

agreement would apply solely to dependents of employees assigned to Bhutan)

and, dependents of employees of the Royal Government of Bhutan assigned to

official duty in the United States be authorized to be employed in the receiving

country.

For the purposes of this agreement, "dependents" shall mean: spouses;

unmarried dependent children under 21 years of age; unmarried dependent

children under 25 years of age who are in full-time attendance as students at a post-

• secondary educational institution; and unmarried children who are physically or

mentally disabled.

For the purposes of this agreement, official employees shall mean diplomatic

agents, consular officers, and members of support staffs, assigned to diplomatic

missions, consular offices and missions to international organizations.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in the United States, the

Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations must make an

official request to the United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN). After

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processing the official request, the Bhutanese Mission will be informed by the

Government of the United States that the dependent may accept employment. If at

a future date, the two Governments establish formal diplomatic relations, then the

Embassy of the Royal Government of Bhutan will make the request to the Office

of Protocol of the Department of State.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in Bhutan, the United States

Embassy in India shall make the request to the Bhutanese Ministry of Foreign

Affairs. After the processing of the official request, the United States Embassy

will be informed that the dependent may accept employment. If at a future date,

• the two Governments establish formal diplomatic relations, the Embassy of the

United States of America accredited to Bhutan will make an official request to the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The United States Government and the Royal Government of Bhutan wish to

confirm their understanding that dependents who obtain employment under this

agreement and who have immunity from jurisdiction of the receiving state in

accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or the

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, or any other

ID applicable international agreement, have no immunity from civil or administrative

jurisdiction with respect to matters arising out of such employment. Such

dependents are also responsible for payment of income and social security taxes on

any remuneration received as a result of employment in the receiving country.

Dependents continue to enjoy all other privileges and immunities to which they are

entitled.

The Department of State further proposes that, if these provisions are

acceptable to the Royal Government of Bhutan, this note and the Royal
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Government of Bhutan's reply concurring therein shall constitute an agreement

between the two Governments which shall enter into force on the date of that reply

note and shall remain in force until ninety days after the date of written notification

from either Government to the other of the intention to terminate.

•

Department of State, September 22, 2004

Washington,

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PERMANENT MISSION OF THE KINGDOM OF BHUTAN

TO THE UNITED NATIONS

763 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA

NEW YORK, NY 10017

TEL. (212) 682 2268 FAX (212) 661 0551

The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan presents its

compliments to the Department of State of the United States of America and

has the honor to refer to the latter's note dated 22 September 2004 proposing

that the Government of the United States of America and the Royal

Government of Bhutan conclude a bilateral work agreement for dependents

of officials serving in our respective countries.

The Permanent Mission of Bhutan is pleased to convey the

concurrence of the Royal Government of Bhutan to the aforementioned

proposal and provisions contained therein in the note under reference.

The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan avails itself of the

opportunity to renew to the Department of State of the United States of

America the assurances of its highest consideration.

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Department of State

Government of the United States of America

Washington, D. C .

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