The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has unanimously elected Dr Tenzin Dorjee as its Chair. Dr Dorjee is an Associate Professor at the Department of Human Communication Studies, California State University, and was appointed Commissioner to the USCIRF in 2016 and again in 2018. He has written many articles on Tibetan culture, identity and communication, non-violence and the middle way approach to the Sino-Tibetan conflict.