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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Trump Administration to Support Tibet Issue
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 »Representative Mr. Penpa Tsering Meets with Congressman Salud Carbajal
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 »ICT and OoT Hosted Reception for Dr. Tenzin Dorjee
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 …
Read More »Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Mr. Penpa Tsering Bade Farewell to Under Secretary Dr. Sarah Sewall
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 …
Read More »Pushing the Tibet Issue during US President-Elect’s Transition Period
Representative Penpa Tsering with long time Tibet supporter, Senator Diane Feinstein November 30, 2016 Washington, D.C.: Three weeks ago, 2016 US Election resulted in the election of Mr Donald Trump as the next President of the United States. The transition period, leading up to the Presidential inauguration, is a crucial …
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