Tibetan political leader makes visit to White House for first time in six decades
BY CELINE CASTRONUOVO - 11/21/20 01:33 PM EST
The leader of Tibet’s government in exile has visited the White House, the first head of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) to do so in six decades.
The CTA announced in a Friday press release that the visit by President Lobsang Sangay followed an invite from the State Department last month to meet the newly appointed U.S. special coordinator for Tibetan issues, Robert Destro.
“Today’s visit amounts to an acknowledgement of both the democratic system of the CTA and its political head,” the press release said. “This unprecedented meeting perhaps will set an optimistic tone for CTA participation with U.S. officials and be more formalized in the coming years.”
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