Senior officials from the US State Department and the White House met with the Dalai Lama in New York on Wednesday and „reaffirmed the US commitment to advancing the human rights of Tibetans,“ the State Department said. A State Department statement said Uzra Zeya, the US undersecretary of state for human rights and special coordinator for Tibetan issues, traveled to New York for an audience with the Dalai Lama, joined by the White House director for human rights, Kelly Razzouk. It said Zeya „conveyed, on behalf of President Biden, best wishes for His Holiness’s good health and reaffirmed the US commitment to advancing the human rights of Tibetans.“