President Bush was the first American President to meet with the Dalai Lama. Since 1991, the International Campaign for Tibet has assisted with the Dalai Lama’s visits to Washington, DC and hosted him for official meetings.
![His Holiness the Dalai Lama and U.S. President George H.W. Bush [The White House, Washington, DC, April 16, 1991]](https://savetibet.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/3-DLBushSR-600.jpg)