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His Excellency Harald N Nestroy

Bio	Harald Nestroy has had a long and distinguished career in the German Foreign Ofï¬ce, including postings as Ambassador to the Peopleâ€™s Republic of Congo, Malaysia, Namibia and the Republic of Costa Rica. His ï¬rst visit to Bhutan was in 1987, which was followed by 11 further visits, the latest being in December 2003. In 1992 Mr Nestroy founded the Humanitarian German Bhutan Hospital Foundation for the construction of the Punkha Hospital, which was opened in 1996. As Executive Chairman of the Pro Bhutan Association, he has been involved with further development of the hospital, building new facilities and a Training Centre for medical staff, as well as establishing schools with hostels for blind and hearing-impaired children.

Bio

Harald Nestroy has had a long and distinguished career in the German Foreign Ofï¬ce, including postings as Ambassador to the Peopleâ€™s Republic of Congo, Malaysia, Namibia and the Republic of Costa Rica. His ï¬rst visit to Bhutan was in 1987, which was followed by 11 further visits, the latest being in December 2003. In 1992 Mr Nestroy founded the Humanitarian German Bhutan Hospital Foundation for the construction of the Punkha Hospital, which was opened in 1996. As Executive Chairman of the Pro Bhutan Association, he has been involved with further development of the hospital, building new facilities and a Training Centre for medical staff, as well as establishing schools with hostels for blind and hearing-impaired children.

Lectures to The Society

Title	Type	Date
Bhutan: Himalayan Buddhist Kingdom, Sandwiched between India & China		Jul 2004

Articles in the Journal

Bhutan: the Himalayan Buddhist Kingdom
	His Excellency Harald N Nestroy
	Asian Affairs, Volume 35 Number 3	November 2004

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Images of Asia

Sign at the Golden Triangle (Thailand, Laos and Burma)

Stairway to the final pinnacles, Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Monastery near Kandze

Pendant flowers in the garden of Jim Thompson's House, Bangkok, Thailand

Gandan Sumtseling Monastery near Shangra-La, China

Auto-rickshaws at the Khunjerab Pass

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Wed 30 May A Dance with a Dragon: the Vanished World of Peking's Foreign Colony at Society of Chemical Industry

Wed 13 Jun AGM (for members only) at 6 pm followed by at Society of Chemical Industry

Wed 27 Jun Where Hornbills Fly: A Journey with the Headhunters of Borneo at Society of Chemical Industry

Wed 11 Jul Tea Horse Road: China's Ancient Trade Road to Tibet at Society of Chemical Industry

Wed 25 Jul Annual Tea Party at The House of Lords

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