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For Immediate Release:                                                       

May 16, 2008             

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GREGG AMENDMENT PROVIDES FUNDS TO OPEN U.S. CONSULATE IN TIBET IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Additional report language also requires oversight on activities by the People’s Republic of China to undermine support for Tibet

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, yesterday introduced an amendment to the fiscal years 2008 and 2009 Supplemental Appropriations bill that provides up to $5 million for the establishment of a U.S. Consulate in Lhasa, Tibet, and conditions the ability of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to open additional Chinese consulates in the United States until the U.S. mission is established in Lhasa. 

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April 9, 2008

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