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Wednesday, February 15, the Office of Tibet, Washington DC mourns the demise of Kyabje Nyagre Khentrul Ngawang Gelek Rinpoche, who passed away today at 6:00 a.m. CST. Rinpoche was born in Lhasa, Tibet, in 1939, and was recognized as an incarnation of Nyagre Khentrul Rinpoche of Drepung Monastic University at …

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 …

DHARAMSHALA: Dr Tenzin Dorjee, a renowned Tibetan professor at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), has been appointed as new Commissioner of US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).The appointment was announced on 8 December 2016. The appointment was made as per a recommendation from Ms Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader in …

DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay is scheduled to leave Dharamshala on an official visit to Canada, United States and Germany from 17 – 30 November. From Frankfurt, Sikyong will visit Bodh Gaya, the venue of the upcoming Kalachakra being organised by the Central Tibetan Administration. The highlight of the visit …

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The annual Tibetan representatives’ meeting organised by the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration was convened from 10 – 11 September in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting was presided over by Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay and Secretary Sonam N Dagpo, Department of Information and International …

DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay today proposed a strategy of five-fifty in his inaugural speech at the swearing-in ceremony for his second term of office, at the Tsuglagkhang in Dharamshala. The five-fifty strategy calls for a renewed effort in the Tibetan people’s struggle to seek genuine autonomy in the next …