Washington DC: US Senate confirms Rashad Hussain as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom on December 17, 2021. Rashad Hussain has become America’s new ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, after the US Senate voted 85–5 last night in favour of his historic nomination as the first Muslim to hold the position. …
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US Government Appoints Under-Secretary Uzra Zeya as Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Staff Reporter December 20, 2021 Uzra Zeya, new US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. Washington DC: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday, 20 December 2021, has designated Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights …
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a teaching on Geshe Langri Thangpa’s Eight Verses of Mind Training (lojong tsik gyema) & Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo’s Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva (laklen sodunma) on December 26 from 10:30PM and on (U.S Eastern Time) at the request of the Tibetan Communities of …
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Washington DC: Representative Ngodup Tsering, Office of Tibet, Washington DC met with Congressman Ben McAdam of Utah today inside the Capitol Hill which was closed for visitors since March 2020 due to Covid-19. It continues to remain closed unless accompanied by a Member of Congress. Congressman Ben has been …
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Washington DC: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay entered the United States White House this afternoon — a historic feat. This is the first time in the last 6 decades the head of the Central Tibetan Administration has been invited into the White House. Last month, Dr. Sangay became the first Sikyong …
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Dharamshala: On receiving news today that his old friend Kapila Vatsyayan had passed away, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to her brother Shri Subash Bhashi to offer his condolences. He noted that he had known Smt Vatsyayan since his first visit to India in 1956 to participate in the …
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