More than 200 Tibetan Americans and supporters join in Tibet Lobby Day and celebration of Dalai Lama’s birthday

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This week, ahead of the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday on July 6, 2025, hundreds of Tibet supporters convened at the US Capitol to take their message on Tibet to their elected representatives. Tibet Lobby Day included more than 200 people, representing 25 states plus the District of Columbia and visited more than 100 congressional offices. This year the event culminated in a joyous celebration of the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday hosted by Congressmen Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Jim McGovern (D-MA) and attended by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) and Congressman Michael Baumgartner (D-WA). Other hosts included; The Office of Tibet, represented by Representative Namgyal Choedup, the Capitol Area Tibetan Association, and ICT helped arrange the event while ICT Chairman Richard Gere participated via video.

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