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The Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is one of the
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of the official representation of the
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and of the
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, and a non-profit organization, founded in March 1997 and based in
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,
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. The Office, whose chairman then was
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, was open 16 April 1998 in presence of Taiwan President
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and of Tibetan Minister
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The foundation, with Tsegyam Ngawa as its chairman from 2003 to 2008, also serves as a de facto Tibetan representative office in Taiwan. Source:
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. Since January 2022,
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has been serving as the chairman of the Foundation.


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Official website
1997 establishments in Taiwan Offices of Tibet Non-profit organizations based in Taiwan Central Tibetan Administration Organizations based in Taipei Organizations established in 1997 Taiwan–Tibet relations {{Tibet-stub