Dharamshala: High-level USAID delegates who are on a two-day official tour to Dharamshala from 13-14 June 2023 visited the Central Tibetan Administration today and met with Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of Tibetan Parliament, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, Kalon (Minister) Tharlam Dolma of the Department of Education and Kalon (Minister) Norzin Dolma of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) at the Kashag Secretariat this morning.

The ten-member delegation was received at the Kangra airport today by DIIR Secretary Karma Choeying and Protocol Officer Tenzin Paljor. 

Following the courtesy meeting with Sikyong, the delegation paid a visit to the Tibet Museum and Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA).

Later in the afternoon, they held a roundtable meeting with representatives of the Central Tibetan Administration and Tibetan NGOs based in Dharamshala.

The delegation led by Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming Isobel Coleman consisted of Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia Michael Schiffer, Deputy Mission Director Karen Klimowski, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Sonali Korde, Senior National Security Advisor Sophia Lalani, Special Assistant Emily Green, Control Officer (India) Elaine Li, Deputy Control Officer (Dharamshala) Balaka Dey, Communication Lead Martha Van Lieshout, and Gender Advisor Ritika Chopra.