April 6, 2017 Pelosi Letter to President Trump: Raise Human Rights in China During President Xi’s U.S. Visit Washington, D.C. – Ahead of a U.S. visit by President Xi Jinping of China, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to President Trump, urging him to raise the issue of …
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Dharamshala: A 24-year old Tibetan man named Pema Gyaltsen (also known as Pegyal) self-immolated at around 4pm local time, on March 18, 2017, near Tsoga monastery in Nyagrong, Kham, eastern Tibet. Sources have said “he called for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet and for freedom in …
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Washington DC. In response to written questions on Tibet from members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the process of confirmation of Rex Tillerson, Cabinet nominee of President Trump for the Secretary of State, who got confirmed today by the Senate, he responded favorably to …
Read More »Thursday, January 19, 2017, the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Mr. Penpa Tsering today met with the Congressman Salud Carbajal, the member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California’s 24th district. The district contains all of Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County as well the …
Read More »Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 3 pm, International Campaign for Tibet and the Office of Tibet hosted a Reception and a discussion on “The State of Religious Freedom” with Dr. Tenzin Dorjee at International Campaign for Tibet building. Dr. Tenzin Dorjee was recently appointed as a Commissioner of the United …
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Office of Tibet, Washington DC, the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Mr. Penpa Tsering bade farewell to Dr. Sarah Sewall who currently serves as the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights at the U.S. State Department. She concurrently serves as the Special Coordinator …
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