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 »Eat, Pray, Love the Communist Party: A Road Trip Through Tibetan Lands, Guided by China
The article published by Los Angeles Times, January 09, 2017 / Reporting from Aba prefecture, China By Jonathan Kaiman Contact Reporter It was a road trip through one of China’s most tightly controlled regions. We drove uphill and deeper into the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, an area of …
Read More »Larung Gar in Agony
Tibet in Agony: Lhasa 1959, written by Jianglin Li and translated by Susan Wilf, is the first detailed assessment of the events leading up to the Dalai Lama’s flight from Tibet into exile in 1959 that draws extensively on Chinese civil and military sources that have become available in …
Read More »Dr. Tenzin Dorjee Appointed Commissioner of US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
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 …
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 …
Read More »15th North American Tibetan Association Conference Concluded in Boulder, Colorado
November 18, 2016 Boulder, Colorado: The Office of Tibet, Washington DC convened 15th Annual North America Tibetan Associations conference in Colorado Boulder from 11 – 13 November 2016. Kalon Karma Yeshi of the Department of Finance, CTA presided the conference as a chief guest. Two members of Tibetan parliament from …
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