; Whereas, in 2018, the Secretary of State convened the first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, during which the Dalai Lama addressed over four hundred heads of religious organizations and civil societies by video; Whereas, in May 2019, United States Ambassador to China Terry Branstad traveled to Tibet, the first trip to the region by an American envoy in four years, during which he met with senior Tibetan religious and cultural leaders; and Whereas, in October 2019, United States Ambassador at Large for Religious Freedom, Samuel D. Brownback, traveled to Dharamsala, India, to meet with the Dalai Lama to discuss ways to advance religious freedom: Now, therefore, be it