Dharamshala: Tibetans in Dharamshala accorded a rousing welcome to the maiden arrival of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya and the delegation from the U.S on Wednesday.
The Special Coordinator arrived at the Central Tibetan Administration on the first leg of her two-day engagements in Dharamshala. The delegation of CTA headed by Sikyong Penpa Tsering led the delegation of the US State Department to the Kashag Secretariat where they will have a brief meeting followed by a tour of offices at Gangchen Kyishong.
During her stay in Dharamshala, Special Coordinator Zeya will also meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence.
A high-level visitation from the US such as this one signifies the latter’s momentous support for the Tibetan issue.
The Special Coordinator’s visit comes shortly after the successful visit to Washington last month by Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration where the latter met with the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other bipartisan members of Congress, and other officials at the State Department.
This is the 6th visitation of the successive Special Coordinators to Dharamshala. In January 2000, Assistant Secretary Julia Taft became the first Special Coordinator to visit Dharamshala. In November 2006, Undersecretary Paula J. Dobriansky visited. In 2009, Undersecretary Maria Otero (then designated to serve as Special Coordinator), accompanied Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, on a trip to Dharamshala. Undersecretary Sarah Sewall visited Dharamshala in 2014 and 2016.
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U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya and delegations with heads of CTA. Photo/ Tenzin Phende/ CTA
U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya at Tibet Museum. Photo/ Tenzin Phende/ CTA
U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya at LTWA. Photo/ Tenzin Phende/ CTA
The staff of Central Tibetan Administration waiting for the arrival of U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibet Uzra Zeya. Photo Tenzin Jigme/CTA.
Monks waiting to welcome U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibet Uzra Zeya. Photo/Tenzin Jigme/CTA.
U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibet Uzra Zeya and Sikyong wave at public before heading to the Kashag Secretariat. Photo/Tenzin Jigme/CTA
