By Ellen Bork [The Weekly Standard] 11 Sept. 2103 Today, President Dalia Grybauskaite welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, to Vilnius, Lithuania. Two years ago, her Estonian counterpart, President Toomas Ilves, also defied Beijing by meeting the Dalai Lama. Their gestures of principle and …

  The following is the transcript of the speech delivered by  Special Representative of H. H. the Dalai Lama to Europe, Mr. Kelsang Gyaltsen, at the Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy & Human Rights on 31 May 2013, Berlin, Germany Just last weekend we witnessed the public demonstration of the excellent …

  May 12, 2013 Sikyong Lobsang Sangay completed a successful visit to Washington DC. This was his third official visit to the American capital since assuming the Tibetan political leadership. The Sikyong was in Washington from May 6 to 10 and was accompanied by Special Advisor Kaydor Aukatsang and Ngawang …

  Portland, Oregon, USA 11 May 2013 His Holiness the Dalai Lama began his fourth day in Portland, Oregon by giving a short interview to be included in an environmental documentary being created by Maitripa College. He expressed a concern not just for those alive today, but for future generations, …

  Portland, Oregon, USA 9 May 2013 Starting his first full day in Portland, the ‘City of Roses’, His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove to the Chiles Center of the University of Portland where he was given a traditional Tibetan welcome by members of the 600 strong Tibetan community who …

  Maryland, USA 7 May 2013 Just before landing at Dulles Airport at the end of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s long flight from India yesterday, the pilot warned of heavy cloud cover over the Washington area. Today, the steady rain that fell as His Holiness drove to the Comcast …