Washington DC, June 14, 2018: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) unanimously elected Dr. Tenzin Dorjee as its Chair. The USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission created by the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) that monitors the universal right to freedom of religion and belief globally. …
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Representative Ngodup Tsering and Tibet Museum director Tashi Phuntsok Meets Congressman Jim McGovern at the Capitol Hill.
Washington DC, May 19, 2018: Representative Ngodup Tsering and Director of Tibet Museum, Tashi Phuntsok met with Congressman Jim McGovern on May 15, 2018 and briefed him about the new Tibet museum project and recently concluded Tibet Museum North America exhibition tour. They discussed with the congressman various issues pertaining …
Read More »Representative Ngodup Tsering attends Peace Jam Annual Board Meeting.
Washington DC, May 19, 2018: Representative Ngodup Tsering attended Annual Board Meeting of Peace Jam Foundation held in New York on 18th May, 2018. It is an International Organization, founded by Ivan and Dawn in 1996 with the blessing from His Holiness the Dalai Lama to promote peace in the …
Read More »Workshop on Secular Ethics and Youth Leadership in partnership with Emory University.
Office of Tibet Washington DC: Tibetan Community Development Fund (TCDF), Washington DC is pleased to organize ‘Workshop on Secular Ethics and Youth Leadership’ ( SEYL) in partnership with Emory University, for Young Tibetans who are university students and young professionals living in North America. The workshop will be held from …
Read More »Representative Ngodup Tsering Testifies before the Canada House of Commons
Washington DC: Representative Ngodup Tsering Testified before the Canada House of Common’s Standing Committee on Global Affairs and International development on 23rd April at 4.30 pm. The hearing was done through video conferencing during which time, Representative brought to the attention of the committee members, the overall dire situation in …
Read More »The US Senate passes unanimous resolution expressing concern over China’s interference in reincarnation of Tibetan Buddhist Lamas.
S. RES. 429 Agreed to Senate (04/25/2018) 115th CONGRESS 2d Session Commemorating the 59th anniversary of Tibet’s 1959 uprising as “Tibetan Rights Day”, and expressing support for the human rights and religious freedom of the Tibetan people and the Tibetan Buddhist faith community. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES …
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