US Senators call for the appointment of Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues

8 months ago

Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 4: Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Senator John Curtis (R-NV) have called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to urgently appoint a Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues at the U.S. Department of State, a post that has remained vacant since former Under Secretary Uzra Zeya stepped down earlier this year during the transition to the Trump administration.

In their letter, the senators stressed that the position is mandated by law under the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 and further reinforced by the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2021, which Rubio himself co-sponsored as a senator. The Special Coordinator’s role is to promote meaningful dialogue between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Dalai Lama or his representatives, safeguard the human rights of Tibetans, support the preservation of Tibet’s cult...

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