ABA holds first convention (Diaspora)

New York, June 26: The Association f Bhutanese in America (ABA), a membership based community organization of Bhutanese permanently residing in the United States, held its first convention in Berkely, California on June 13-15.

In a statement, latterly received, ABA said Bhutanese from across the United States participated in the convention.

Apart from providing opportunity for friends and families to reconnect and to build new friendships and connections, the association said it also conducted its first election of its Board of Directors.

Earlier, the association was being governed by an interim board which comprised of Bhutanese who had volunteered their time to establish it.

The convention elected seven-member board. The convention unanimously elected Dilprasad Basnet to the position of the Chair of the board for the next two years.

He was also the Chair of the interim time. Bhutan News Service