Staff Reporter
July 20, 2022
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Washington DC: The Office of Tibet, Washington DC hosted recipients of the 2020 Tibet Scholarship Program (TSP) funded by the US State Department through Tibet Fund, New York.
The students are studying in universities across the US in Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa, Massachusetts, and New York. With the initial introduction of the students and staffers, Representative Namgyal Choedup briefed them about the history and the responsibilities of the Office of Tibet, and huge bipartisan support for Tibet in the US. In addition to three important Tibet Acts by the US Congress, Tibet Policy Act 2002, Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act 2018, and Tibetan Policy and Support Act 2020, Representative Choedup briefed them about the new Tibet bill “Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act ” introduced by two Congressmen Jim McGovern and Congressman Michael McCaul on 13 July 2022.
The students shared their experiences of interaction with Chinese students and others on Tibet and Tibet-related issues. Representative Choedup emphasised the importance of reaching out to the Chinese students as part of His Holiness Dalai Lama’s vision of building better understanding between the Chinese and Tibetan communities and reminded them of their roles as future leaders of the Tibetan movement.
-Report filed by Office of Tibet, Washington DC
