Kaydor Aukatsang

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Kaydor Aukatsang
སྐལ་རྡོར་དབུ་དཀར་ཚང་
Face detail, Kaydor Aukatsang (right) on 10 March 2015, from-Congresswoman Pelosi speaks at the 56th Annual Commemoration of the Tibetan National Uprising Day (16871694917) (cropped).jpg
Born
Kelsang Dorjee Aukatsang

1968 (age 53–54)
Kalimpong
NationalityTibetan
EducationSt. Augustine's School, Kalimpong
St Joseph's Academy, Dehradun
Alma materSt. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA)
Tufts University (MA)
OccupationPolitician
Spouse(s)Lhanze Nelung Aukatsang
Parent(s)Jampa Kalden, former CTA Secretary of the Department of Security[1]
RelativesYoudon Aukatsang

Kelsang Dorjee (Kaydor) Aukatsang (Tibetan: སྐལ་བཟང་རྡོ་རྗེ་ ༼སྐལ་རྡོར༽ དབུ་དཀར་ཚང་ is a Tibetan politician and candidate for the Central Tibetan Administration office of Sikyong.[2] Kaydor was a close aide of the current Sikyong, Dr. Lobsang Sangay, under whom he held various official positions including, the role of North America representative for the Dalai Lama,[3][4] Chief Resilience Officer of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Director of the Social and Resource Development Fund (SARD).[5]

Early life[]

Aukatsang was born in Kalimpong in 1968. He was the son of , former Secretary of the Department of Security, CTA; and Dickyi Dolkar. Growing up, he attended SFF Tibetan School, Chakrata; St. Augustine's School, Kalimpong; and St Joseph's Academy, Dehradun.[6]

Education[]

From 1973 to 1975, studied at , then, from 1975 to 1986, studied at ; and from 1986 to 1988, he studied at ;[7] In 1991, Aukatsang graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the prestigious St. Stephen's College, Delhi.[8]

From 1996 to 1998, he studied at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, Boston, USA, with a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD), focusing on international business relations and China studies. The course content includes finance, international business strategy and Chinese foreign policy. (MALD).[9]

Career[]

Aukatsang has served a plethora of roles within various communities in the Tibetan diaspora including President of the Capital Area Tibetan Association,[10] as well as President of the Tibetan Association of Northern California and Assistant to the Tibet Secretary-General Lobsang Sangay.[11][12]

Within the CTA, Aukatsang held the roles of Special Advisor to the Sikyong, Representative of the Dalai Lama to North America, and Chief Resilience Officer of the CTA and the Director of the Social and Resource Development Fund (SARD) under incumbent Sikyong Lobsang Sangay’s administration.[13] During his role as SARD officer, he managed to secure substantial grants and financial aids from USA and Canadian government for the CTA's coffers.[14]

He was also previously a member of the Initial Steering Committee for the Global Philanthropy Forum, board member for the Tibet Justice Center, and International Advisory Committee member of The Mountain Institute. There, he participated in the 29th, 30th, 31st and 32nd meetings of the Task Force on Sino-Tibetan Dialogue as a Special Guest. Other positions he has held include Trustee of the Dalai Lama Trust (2013-2019), Honorary Chairman of Tibet House US (2013-2016), International Advisory Committee member of The Mountain Institute (2009-2012), Co-Chair of the Grantmakers Without Borders (2001–2003), Board member of Tibet Justice Center (2003-2004), Member of Initial Steering Committee of Global Philanthropy Forum (2001-2003).[15]

Sikyong Campaign[]

On September 2, 2020, Aukatsang announced his candidacy for the office of Sikyong.[16] After the primary election on January 8, Aukatsang has become one of the two leaders in the primary election. The top two candidates will go to the second round of voting in April.[17] On December 4, 2020 , Aukatsang confirmed that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, briefly halting his campaign.[18] His rival Penpa Tsering, who leans on Middle Way policy and conservative section of the society, won the presidential race in May 2021.[19]

Post Election Activities[]

On 30 August 2021, Kaydor Aukatsang penned an article titled " Crisis of Leadership and Democracy in Peril" criticizing incumbent Penpa Tsering's failure to take control of the constitutional crisis, citing a letter by US Department of the State expressing concern about the current state of affairs in Dharamsala.[20]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "CTA Mourns Passing Away of Former Secretary Jampa Kalden la". Central Tibetan Administration. December 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "Former NA representative Kaydor Aukatsang joins race for Sikyong 2021". September 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Kaydor Aukatsang Appointed New Representative for Office of Tibet, New York". Central Tibetan Administration. May 23, 2013.
  4. ^ https://constitutioncenter.org/libertymedal/index.html
  5. ^ "Staff – Sard Fund". sardfund.org.
  6. ^ https://kaydor4sikyong.org/my-journey/
  7. ^ "My journey". www.kaydor4sikyong.org.
  8. ^ "My Sikyong candidate: The alchemy of great vision .:. Tibet Sun". www.tibetsun.com.
  9. ^ "My Sikyong candidate: The alchemy of great vision .:. Tibet Sun". www.tibetsun.com.
  10. ^ https://www.dctibetan.org/board-members
  11. ^ https://tibet.net/representative-meets-tibetan-communities-in-san-francisco-and-minnesota/
  12. ^ https://www.tibetsun.com/news/2020/12/05/coronavirus-sikyong-aspirant-kaydor-aukatsang-tests-positive/
  13. ^ https://www.tibetsun.com/news/2020/12/05/coronavirus-sikyong-aspirant-kaydor-aukatsang-tests-positive
  14. ^ https://tibetoffice.org/media-press/news/cta-receives-almost-usd-1-million-in-direct-funding-from-the-u-s-government
  15. ^ "My Sikyong candidate: The alchemy of great vision .:. Tibet Sun". www.tibetsun.com.
  16. ^ Tenchoe, Lobsang (September 2, 2020). "Kaydor Aukatsang announces his candidacy for Sikyong 2021".
  17. ^ "Two Candidates Now Front-Runners in Final Vote for Tibet's Exile Leader". Radio Free Asia.
  18. ^ "Coronavirus: Sikyong aspirant Kaydor Aukatsang tests positive .:. Tibet Sun". www.tibetsun.com.
  19. ^ Hindustan Times available at https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/penpa-tsering-is-president-elect-of-tibetan-governmentinexile-101620989278873.html
  20. ^ [1]
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