Tibet House

Tibet Houses are an international, loosely affiliated group of nonprofit cultural preservation organizations established at the request of the Dalai Lama.

Other Tibet Houses include: There are several references to Tibet Houses in a 1964 Central Intelligence Agency "Memorandum for the Special Group", which explained "agency expenditures in support of the Tibetan program" focused on political action, propaganda, and paramilitary efforts.

The Tibet Houses are intended to serve as unofficial representation for the Dalai Lama to maintain the concept of a separate Tibetan political identity.

The Tibet House in New York City will work closely with Tibetan supporters in the United Nations, particularly the Malayan, Irish, and Thai delegations.[30][31]e.

[32][33] Lodi Gyari, the Dalai Lama’s personal representative in Washington, said he did not know about the CIA's $180,000-a-year subsidy or where the money went.