Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George 202-226-7616 November 5, 2015 Pelosi Leads Congressional Delegation to China Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is leading a Congressional delegation trip to China, departing today and focusing on economic growth, national security and cyber security issues, human rights and the importance of bold action …
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We Are Deeply Saddened by Melissa Mathison’s passing
We are deeply saddened by the news of Melissa Mathison’s passing. Melissa was a close of friend of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people. She wrote the screenplay for Martin Scorsese’s 1997 film Kundun. Melissa was also on the board of the International Campaign for Tibet since …
Read More »How Did the 2015 Sikyong and Chitue Candidates Fare in Each City in North America?
November 1, 2015: We are pleased to be able to put together a map and a searchable list that provides more information on the results of the 2015 North American Sikyong and Chitue primary elections. Drill beyond the total numbers to get a breakdown on the 34 cities and how …
Read More »2015 North American Tibetan Primary Election Results
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of the North American Tibetan Election Commission located at the Office of Tibet in Washington, DC announced the results of the 2015-2106 Sikyong and Chitue primary elections held on October 18, 2015
Read More »Tibet Corps Service Opportunity
Tibet Corps invites Tibetan professionals and students residing in North America to contribute their expertise at Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala, India. A monthly stipend and housing will be provided by TibetCorps. The Office of Tibet will try to help acquire funds to cover the entire or portion of the round-trip airfare to …
Read More »Philadelphia Honors The Dalai Lama With A ‘Day Of Kindness’
Author: Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post (Source) The Dalai Lama is often quoted as saying, “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” So when people in Philadelphia learned earlier this year that the locally based National Constitutional Center would be awarding its Liberty Medal to the Buddhist leader this …
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