The Tibet Bureau in Paris, one of the offices of the official representation of the 14th Dalai Lama and of the Tibetan government in exile, is in charge of France, the Iberian Peninsula, the Maghreb and the Benelux countries (except Belgium). Founded in September 1992Astrid Fossier, Entretien avec M. Wangpo Bashi, secrétaire du Bureau du Tibet en France, avril 2003.Nathalie Gauthard, De l'Administration Centrale Tibétaine au Gouvernement Tibétain en Exil : réformes, limites et paradoxes, p. 139. it acts as an Embassy.
Activities
The Bureau is responsible for the preparation of visits of the Dalai LamaRaphaël Liogier, Le bouddhisme mondialisé: Une perspective sociologique sur la globalisation du religieux, p. 275 : "C'est ainsi que la visite de 1993 sera préparée par la FBT en collaboration avec le Bureau du Tibet qui est la représentation politique du Dalaï-Lama en France, et avec des représentants de la communauté tibétaine en exil." and of officials of the government in exile to promote culture, religion and Tibetan language, to support the Tibetans living in Europe and Maghreb, and promote the cause of Tibet internationally.
Shortly after the founding of the Tibet Bureau in Paris in September 1992, François Mitterrand, then president of the French Republic, received the Dalai Lama in private at the Elysee on 16 November 1993.
Every year, the Tibet Bureau organizes the celebration of the birthday of the Dalai Lama.Anniversaire du Dalaï Lama , Fondation Brigitte-Bardot
Since 1996, the Tibet Bureau publishes Actualités Tibétaines, a quarterly magazine.Le Bureau du Tibet de Paris résiste, Parisiens du bout du monde
On 20 October 2003 the Dalai Lama was received at the Paris City Hall by Bertrand Delanoë, then mayor of Paris.
List of representatives
Dawa Thondup : September 1992 – 1997 Kunzang Yuthok : February 1997 – 2001 Tashi Phuntsok : September 2001 - November 2005 Jampal Chosang : 27 February 2006 – 2009 Tashi Wangdi : January 2009 New and Outgoing Representatives meet with Tibetans in France , par Tenam, Phayul.com.-17 December 2010 Ngodup Dorjee : 17 December 2010 -2014 Tseten Samdup Chhoekyapa : 1 October 2014-2022 Tashi Phuntsok : 2016-15 May 2022 Rigzin Genkhang : Current Representative since 16 May 2022
List of secretaries In 1993, Wangpo Bashi joined the Tibet Bureau in Paris, and was appointed secretary of the Tibetan government in exile in 1995.Fabrice Midal, Un simple moine, p. 217 He was replaced on 25 August 2011 by Tsering Dhondup.
References https://tibet.net/namgyal-samdup-takes-on-as-new-coordinator-of-office-of-tibet-paris/
External links Official website