Dr. Lobsang Sangay

Dr. Lobsang Sangay, new leader of Tibetan government-in-exile

TOPIC: Efforts to resolve issue of Tibet peacefully with Chinese government

DAY: Wednesday, Nov. 2

TIME: 2 p.m.

PLACE: Holeman Lounge
National Press Club
National Press Building
529 14th St. NW, 13th floor
Washington, D.C. 20045
New Tibetan Leader To Speak at Newsmaker 2pm, Nov. 2

In his first public appearance in Washington since becoming the Kalon Tripa, or prime minister, of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Dr. Lobsang Sangay will speak at the National Press Club at a Newsmaker press conference organized with the International Correspondents Committee at 2pm on Wednesday, Nov. 2, in the Holeman Lounge.

Sangay, a 43-year-old Harvard Law School graduate, will outline the priorities of his administration and efforts he is making to resolve the issue of Tibet peacefully with the Chinese government. He will also discuss the situation in Tibet where, according to the government-in-exile, nine Tibetans have set themselves on fire since March of this year to protest continued repression by the Chinese government. He will press the Chinese government to restore freedom and resolve the issue of Tibet through dialogue for the mutual benefit of the Tibetan and Chinese people. His appearance at the National Press Club comes a day before he will be testifying on Capitol Hill on Nov. 3.

Sangay was elected the new leader by Tibetans in 30 countries in elections in March. He assumed office of the Kalon Tripa following the decision by His Holiness The Dalai Lama earlier this year to relinquish all political power. Sangay, who was born in Darjeeling, India in 1968, is an expert in Tibetan law and international human rights law.

Contact: Myron Belkind, chair, International Correspondents Committee, [email protected], 202-412-9257