In a historic feat, the US state department has officially hosted the elected Tibetan leader on Friday. This development was a follow up after the appointment of Robert A. Destro of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to serve as the United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues on Wednesday.
President of Central Tibetan Administration which is the Tibetan government in exile, Dr. Lobsang Sangay, which is the democratically elected political leader of the Tibetans, was officially hosted by the State Department of US. President Sangay posted on Facebook saying that a history has been made.
“Great honor to meet with the Special Coordinator on Tibetan Issues Robert A Destro. This is the first time in six decades, a Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) was formally invited inside the State Department. I want to thank the State Department for acknowledging the democratically elected leader of CTA and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for approving the visit. History is made today!” posted President Sangay on his official Facebook page.
The United States government appointed the new officer to the long vacant post of Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues. According to a press release by the US State Department on Wednesday the special officer will lead US efforts to promote dialogue between the People’s Republic of China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives. The Special Coordinator seat had remained vacant under the Trump Administration since 2017.
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