Ven. Thubten Wangchen Appointed Dalai Lama's Representative to Latin America

Venerable Thubten Wangchen is the new Representative of the Dalai Lama to Latin America at Tibet House Brasil, effective May 18, 2026. The Kashag officially appointed the former Member of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile under the Public Service Commission regulations. Born in Tibet in 1954, Wangchen fled to India in 1959 before joining the Namgyal Monastery. In 1982, he became the first Tibetan to permanently reside in Spain. He later established the Tibet House Foundation in Barcelona to advocate for Tibetan culture and human rights. Wangchen previously served three terms in the Tibetan Parliament.