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International Campaign for Tibet
September 28th, 2006
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
On September 27, 2006, President George Bush signed
into law the "Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional
Gold Medal Act," which authorizes Congress to award
the Dalai Lama the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor.
Under this legislation, the United States Congress
awards this honor "in recognition of his many
enduring and outstanding contributions to peace,
non-violence, human rights, and religious understanding."
The legislation provides "the United States Congress
finds that Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama:
is recognized in the United States and throughout
the world as a leading figure of moral and religious
authority;
is the unrivaled spiritual and cultural leader of
the Tibetan people, and has used his leadership to
promote democracy, freedom, and peace for the Tibetan
people through a negotiated settlement of the Tibet
issue, based on autonomy within the People's Republic of China;
has led the effort to preserve the rich cultural,
religious, and linguistic heritage of the Tibetan
people and to promote the safeguarding of other
endangered cultures throughout the world;
was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his
efforts to promote peace and non-violence throughout
the globe, and to find democratic reconciliation for
the Tibetan people through his 'Middle Way' approach;
has significantly advanced the goal of greater
understanding, tolerance, harmony, and respect
among the different religious faiths of the world
through interfaith dialogue and outreach to other
religious leaders; and
has used his moral authority to promote the concept
of universal responsibility as a guiding tenet for
how human beings should treat one another and the planet we share."
Now that President Bush has signed it into law,
the legislation directs that, "The Speaker of the
House of Representatives and the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate
arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of
the Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate
design, to Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama,
in recognition of his many enduring contributions
to peace and religious understanding. "
Further, the Secretary of the Treasury will be
responsible for producing "a gold medal with suitable
emblems, devices, and inscriptions. " The bill also
provides that bronze duplicates of the gold medal
can be produced and sold to the general public.
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