Tag Archives: Barack Obama

  • Obama endorses Indian-Tibetan Aftab Pureval for November Congressional polls 3 August 2018 This post has 2 comments

    Barack Obama has endorsed Aftab Pureval, an American of Indian-Tibetan descent, for the Congressional elections in November. ...

  • Dalai Lama, Barack Obama discuss promotion of oneness among people 1 December 2017 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has no comments yet

    The Dalai Lama flew out from Dharamshala earlier in the morning and returned after meeting Obama for about an hour. The meeting took place at the request of the Dalai Lama. ...

  • NS Venkataraman Obama’s sectarian appeal to African-Americans 2 October 2016 | NS Venkataraman This post has no comments yet

    Does he think that African-Americans living in the US would not think for themselves about the policies and programmes of the Presidential candidates before exercising their franchise? ...

  • Support Dalai Lama for return to Tibet: Lawmakers to Barack Obama 20 August 2016 This post has 2 comments

    A group of 72 American lawmakers have asked US President Barack Obama to publicly support the right of the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet and call for an immediate release of all Tibetan political prisoners. ...

  • Tibetans thank Barack Obama for hosting Dalai Lama 18 June 2016 This post has 2 comments

    Speaker of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile said the Tibetan people were grateful to the US for encouraging dialogue between the Dalai Lama and Chinese authorities to lower tensions and resolve differences. ...

  • NS Venkataraman Why would President Obama receive the Dalai Lama through the back door? | NS Venkataraman This post has 2 comments

    It is surprising that the President of the USA, which claims to be the torchbearer of freedom and the pledged supporter of liberty and human dignity, does not have the courage to stand up to China. ...

  • Obama meets Dalai Lama behind closed doors 16 June 2016 | Andrew Beatty This post has no comments yet

    US President Barack Obama hosted the Dalai Lama at the White House -- a now familiar ritual that took place off-camera and out of the public eye to avoid irking China. ...

  • Obama to meet Dalai Lama at White House, defying Beijing 15 June 2016 This post has no comments yet

    China on Wednesday warned US President Barack Obama against meeting with the Dalai Lama at the White House, saying that hosting the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader could damage mutual trust. ...

  • Obama raises the issue of Tibet with Xi Jinping 26 September 2015 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 4 comments

    United States President Barack Obama raised the issue of Tibet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a joint press conference on Friday. ...

  • Obama to host China’s President Xi amid simmering tensions 25 September 2015 | Matt Spetalnick and Michael Martina This post has no comments yet

    President Barack Obama will host Chinese President Xi Jinping for his first US state visit on Friday, but the pomp and pageantry will not be enough to mask tensions over alleged Chinese cyber spying. ...