Friday, March 20, 2009

Richard Gere with the Dalai Lama


Actor-activist Richard Gere, seen here with the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama in New York in 2003, has voiced hope that China could one day have a Tibetan leader much as the United States now has a black president, but said it was crucial to be firm with Beijing (AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt).


Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama offers prayers during a gathering at his palace temple in Dharamshala to mark the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising. Actor-activist Richard Gere has voiced hope that China could one day have a Tibetan leader much as the United States now has a black president, but said it was crucial to be firm with Beijing (AFP/Manan Vatsyayana).



Actor Richard Gere, left, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talk at the International Campaign for Tibet reception on Capitol Hill in Washington Monday, March 9, 2009 (AP/Alex Brandon).

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