a_sky_dancer <skydancr@...> escribió: US Cong Passes Bill to
Award the Dalai Lama
the Congressional Gold Medal
Washington D.C. USA 14 September 2006 (ICT)

Bill Cosponsored by 387 Members of U.S. House and Senate. The US
House of Representatives today passed a bill to award the Dalai Lama,
Tibet's exiled leader, the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's
highest civilian honor. The award is in recognition of the Dalai
Lama's advocacy of religious harmony, non-violence, and human rights
throughout the world and for his efforts to find a peaceful solution
to the Tibet issue through dialogue with the Chinese leadership.

The bill enjoyed broad bipartisan support, with 387 cosponsors drawn
from both sides of the aisle in the House and Senate, representing
more than two-thirds of Congress.

Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama,
said: "As a Tibetan, I am deeply touched by this gesture from the
United States Congress. Together with the Honorary Citizenship
recently bestowed upon His Holiness by the Canadians, this award is
an indication of continued international admiration and appreciation
of his contribution towards making ours a more harmonious world."

For more than two hundred years, the US Congress has expressed its
gratitude on behalf of the nation for contributions made by
outstanding individuals through the occasional commissioning of gold
medals in its name. Past recipients of the Gold Medal include George
Washington, Pope John Paul II, and other Nobel Peace Laureates, such
as Nelson Mandela and Elie Wiesel.

The Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act was introduced
as S.2782 by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Craig Thomas (R-WY)
and as H.R.4562 by Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Tom
Lantos (D-CA).

The House of Representatives passed the bill in its Senate version
with overwhelming support.

The Dalai Lama arrived in California on September 11 and is departing
from New York on September 28. He is not expected to visit
Washington, D.C. until October 2007.

http://www.dalailama.com/news.80.htm






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