Media Contacts

Kiran Subedi is responsible for implementation of EU-Bhutan Trade Support project in collaboration with Gross National Happiness Commission and in partnership with Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Agency for Promotion of Indigenous Crafts, CSOs and private sector. He joined ITC in October 2018. Prior to joining ITC, Kiran worked as a civil servant with the Royal Government of Bhutan. At Department of Agriculture, he was responsible for managing food security and climate change projects while also contributing to policy formulation and socio-economic analysis. He worked as District Agriculture Officer in Pema Gatshel leading agricultural development programs in the district from 2009 to 2013. He started his career in 2007 as an Agriculture Extension Officer in Trongsa. Kiran holds BSc Agriculture from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in India and MSc Agricultural Economics from University of Hohenheim, Germany. ​

Tandin Wangmo brings a diverse professional portfolio with her. Prior to joining UNODC, she was the Executive Director of RENEW. She consulted with Bhutan’s Institute of Management Studies on numerous social issues – including those related to gender, youth, program design and leadership training. In the political sector, she served as the Spokesperson and Director of Media & Knowledge Center for the People’s Democratic Party of Bhutan. She was the Deputy Executive Director of the Gross National Happiness Center (GNHC) from 2012-2013. She is a scholar and educator and began her career as a teacher with the Ministry of Education from 1997-2002. She holds a Masters in Educational Studies from the University of Newcastle, Australia and a Bachelor’s in Education from Samtse College of Education, Bhutan.