Barack Obama: “I commend the Dalai Lama's commitment to nonviolence and dialogue with…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2011

I commend the Dalai Lama's commitment to nonviolence and dialogue with China.

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Statement from the Press Secretary on the President's Meeting with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama

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Barack Obama: “I commend the Dalai Lama's commitment to nonviolence and dialogue with China.”