Mr. Dorji joined the civil service of Bhutan in 1961 in the Department of Forests and later served as the first Director until 1984.
From 1983 to 1985 he served as Director of the Board of International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), which is located in Kathmandu, Nepal.
He held the office of the Vice-chairman and Deputy Minister of Planning Commission (independent charge) during the period of 1988-1991.
Prior to joining the SAARC Secretariat, Mr. Dorji served as Bhutan’s first resident Ambassador to Thailand at the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Bangkok.
He was concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Singapore, Australia and was also responsible for Bhutan’s relations with other South East Asian Countries.