Lobsang Sangay
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Lobsang Sangay
@Drlobsangsangay
First Sikyong - former President of the Central Tibetan Administration and political successor to His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet
Massachusetts, USA
Joined December 2011
- We urge UN human rights council to hold special session on Tibet.
- It is a great honor to be the first political head of the Central Tibetan Administration to formally enter the White House
- His Holiness singlehandedly anchored Tibetans who had lost their homeland, and their loved ones. Tibetans acknowledge with deep gratitude the debt we owe to His Holiness, the greatest of all the Dalai Lamas. Happy Birthday.
- Thank you NBA star @EnesFreedom for honoring us by being the Chief Guest at the 32nd anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony of HH the Dalai Lama. Your speech was powerful and inspirational for Tibetans and feedom seekers. Thuji Che 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
- We stand in solidarity with people in Hong Kong.
- CTA President’s 30 Back-to-Back Media Interviews Push Tibet as Core Issue in Resolving India’s Border Tensions with China
- Great honor to meet with the Special Coordinator on Tibetan Issues @DRL_AS. This is the first time a Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration was formally invited inside the State Department.
- History made again! President Trump signs the Omnibus bill, which means the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 is now LAW!
- Good news! Tibet Policy and Support Act 2020 is part of the Appropriation Bill. House and Senate will debate and very likely pass it in next 6 hours or go on till Wednesday. I have been in DC for the last 5 days closely overseeing and finally good to see efforts bearing fruit.
- Honored to attend the Global Buddhist Summit in Delhi, India.
- Great News! US Congress passes landmark Tibetan Policy and Support Act 2020.
- 63 Parliamentarians from different countries issue Joint Statement condemning China on reports of forced labour in Tibet
