Lodi Gyari
Lodi Gyari | |
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Lodi Gyari after the 9th round of dialogue with China, in 2010 | |
| Special envoy of the Dalai Lama | |
| In office 1991–2012 | |
| Executive chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet | |
| In office 1999–2014 | |
| Member of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile | |
| In office elected 1979 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1949 Nyarong, Sichuan, China |
| Died | 29 October 2018 |
Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari Rinpoche, Kasur Lodi Gyari or "as he is universally known to the Tibetan-speaking world (as well as to Himalayan community), Gyari Rinpoche" (25 August 1949 – 29 October 2018) was a Tibetan politician, and journalist who served as the 14th Dalai Lama's special envoy to the United States. Exiled to India in 1959, he was also the executive chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet.