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Photos: Roundtable Discussion with His Excellency, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, President of the Central Tibetan Administration

May 10, 2022
in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Multimedia, Brian Lee Crowley, Charles Burton
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Opening remarks delivered by MLI Managing Director, Dr. Brian Lee Crowley

On May 5, 2022, the Macdonald Laurier Institute (MLI), in partnership with the Canada Tibet Committee, hosted a special private roundtable discussion with the visiting delegation of the Central Tibetan Administration headed by His Excellency, the Sikyong Penpa Tsering, President of the Central Tibetan Administration. In this exclusive event, the Sikyong expressed his thoughts on the resistance of the Tibetan people, why Tibet matters, and what Canada can do to support the people of Tibet.

Tibetan delegation:

  • Sikyong Penpa Tsering, President of the Central Tibetan Administration
  • Namgyal Choedup, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in North America,
  • Tenzin Lekshay, Spokesman of the Central Tibetan Administration,
  • Sherap Therchin, Executive Director of the Central Tibetan Administration,
  • Samphe Lhalungpa, Board Chair of the Canada Tibet Committee
Introductory remarks delivered by MLI Senior Fellow Dr. Charles Burton
A moment of levity
Opening of the discussion by His Excellency the Sikyong, Penpa Tsering
Foreground, left to right: Mr. Mehmet Tohti, Uyghur Leader and Mr. Jurme Wangda, President of Ottawa Friends of Tibet.
Left to right: Dr. Namgyal Choedup, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in North America; Dr. Brian Lee Crowley, MLI Managing Director, His Excellency Sikyong Penpa Tsering, President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA); Dr. Charles Burton, MLI Senior Fellow
Background, left to right: Mr. Herb Davis, CTA Advisor; Mr. Jonathan Berkshire Miller, MLI Senior Fellow & Director of the Indo-Pacific Program; Dr. Namgyal Choedup, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in North America; Dr. Brian Lee Crowley, MLI Managing Director; His Excellency Sikyong Penpa Tsering, President of the CTA; Dr. Charles Burton, MLI Senior Fellow; Mr. Mehmet Tohti, Uyghur Leader; Dr. Scott Simon, MLI Senior Fellow --- Foreground, left to right: Mr. Samphe Lhalungpa, Canada Tibet Committee Board Chair; Mr. Tenzin Lekshay, CTA Spokesman; Mr. Tenzing Jigme; Ms. Tezin Saldon, Private Assistant to the Sikyong; Guest; Ms. Drukten Kyi, UN, EU, Huma Rights Director of the CTA; Mr. Jurme Wangda, Ottawa Friends of Tibet President; Mr. Sherap Therchin, CTA Executive Director.
Tags: TibetJonathan Berkshire MillerBrian Lee CrowleyCharles Burton

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