Tibet’s Stolen Child: Remembering the Story of the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima

About Former Kalon’s & Secretaries Contacts

International affairs and information of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) are handled by the Department of Information and International Relations. The Department has its origin in Chisee Khang (the Foreign Relations Office), which was re-established in exile in 1959 after the Chinese occupation of Tibet. In March 1969, the international relations section of Chisee Khang was placed under the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in New Delhi.

However, soon the Tibetan Administration was faced with a growing demand from the international community for information on Tibet. The Administration also felt the need to instil political, human rights and environmental consciousness among the Tibetans. Thus, in 1971, the information section was expanded with the inclusion of Sheja Publication and renamed Information and Publicity Office. On 4 April 1988, the Office was further expanded and the international relations section of the Bureau in Delhi was made a part of it again. It was thus that the Office came to be renamed as the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR).

The Department educates the Tibetans and international public opinion on the political, human rights and environmental conditions in Tibet. Towards this end, it publishes both print and video materials on Tibet. The periodicals come out in three languages: Tibetan, English and Chinese. The DIIR serves as a protocol office of the CTA and liaises with the international media and Tibet Support Groups throughout the world.

Under DIIR are the CTA’s foreign missions in 12 countries. They function as the official agencies of the CTA and are based in New Delhi, Kathmandu, Geneva, Washington DC, Tokyo, London, Moscow, Brussels, Canberra, Pretoria, Taipei and Sao Paolo.

The Tibet Policy Institute, Narthang Press and Tibetan Computer Resource Centre (TCRC) also fall under the direct supervision of the DIIR. While the Narthang Press handles the printing responsibilities of the CTA, the TCRC provides computer and Internet services to all the departments of the Tibetan administration.

Former Kalons

NAME	DURATION
Thupten Tharpa Neshar	1959- 1969
Thupten Namgyal Juchen	May 1976 – December 1982
Tenzin Gayche Tethong	March 1983 – January 1985
Tashi Wangdi	January 1985 – November 1988
Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari	November 1988 – May 1990
Tenzin Namgyal Tethong	May 1990 – July 1991
Tashi Wangdi	August 1991 – August 1994
Tenzin Namgyal Tethong	August 1994 – April 1995
Tashi Wangdi	November 1995 – April 1997
Tsewang Choegyal Tethong	April 1997 – September 2001
Prof. Samdhong Lobsang Tenzin	September 2001 – March 2005
Lobsang Nyandak Zayul	March 2005 – August 14, 2006
Prof. Samdhong Lobsang Tenzin	August 15, 2006 – October 4, 2006
Tempa Tsering	October 5, 2006 – November 27, 2007
Kesang Yangkyi Takla	November 28, 2007 – August 8, 2011
Dicki Chhoyang	September 21, 2011 – 28 February 2016
Dr Lobsang Sangay	28 February 2016 – 26 May 2021
Penpa Tsering	27 May 2021 – 9 November 2021
Norzin Dolma	10 November 2021 – Present

FORMER SECRETARIES FOR INFORMATION

NAME	DURATION
Ngawang Dhondup Narkyi	September 1960 – October 1968
Ngawang Rigdrol Dompo	October 1968 – March 1969
Tenzin Geyche Tethong	March 1971 – 1972
Sonam Topgyal	1973 – November 1976
Namgyal Dorjee Tekhang	November 1976 – November 1979
Sonam Topgyal	1980 – October 1991
Tempa Tsering	October 1991 – September 1999
Thubten Samphel	January 1999 – February 2012
Tashi	March 2012 – January 2013
Tashi Phuntsok	February 2013 – August 2016
Tenzin Dhardon Sharling	October 2016 – December 2018
Tsewang Gyalpo Arya	May 2019 – 31 August 2020
Chemi Tseyang Lutrutsang	1 September 2020 – 31 August 2021
Karma Choeying	31 August 2021- Present

FORMER SECRETARIES FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

NAME	DURATIONS
Kesang Yangkyi Takla	March 2000 – December 2001
Sonam Norbu Dagpo	November 2004 – October 24, 2009
Tenzin Phuntsok Atisha	October 25, 2009 – February 2013
Tashi Phuntsok	February 08, 2013 – July 2014
Sonam Norbu Dagpo	July 2014 – 15 October 2019
Karma Choeying	17 October 2019- Present

Contact DIIR

Kalon for Information and International Relations
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Information Division

Secretary for Information
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International Relations Division

Secretary for International Relations
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Administrative Section

Incharge, Administrative Section
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Department of Information & International Relations
Central Tibetan Administration
Dharamshala – 176215 H.P., INDIA

Tel: +91 (01892) 222457 / 222510
Fax: +91 (01892) 224957
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Narthang Press
Narthang Building
Central Tibetan Administration
Dharamshala – 176215 H.P., India
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Fax: +91 (01892) 224957
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Tibet’s Stolen Child: Remembering the Story of the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Tibet’s Stolen Child: Remembering the Story of the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima

English – Four Commitments of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Tibet Earthquake: a Fact Sheet

Festivals of Tibet

A Brief Survey of Fourteen Centuries of Sino-Tibetan Relations

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Information Division

International Relations Division

Administrative Section

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