
NED Vice President Brian Joseph Meets Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel
Dharamshala, 6 March 2026: Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) met with Brian Joseph, Vice President of Programs at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), and Pema Tulotsang, Senior Director and Program Officer at NED, earlier today on 6 March 2026.
Welcoming them, the Speaker spoke about the longstanding partnership between the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and the National Endowment for Democracy, particularly noting the significant participation of NED’s current president Damon Wilson and former president Carl Gershman at the 8th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet (WPCT), organized b...





