Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari (1949-2018) spent nearly five decades in both governmental and nongovernmental positions working to garner international support for the Tibetan cause and resolve the Tibetan-Chinese conflict. He was the Special Envoy of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and led nine rounds of negotiations with the People's Republic of China. Gyari was also a president and executive chair of the International Campaign for Tibet.

Gratitude
Preface
Homage
Entering the City of Omniscience
Foreword, by Michael J. Green
Part I. Land of My Ancestors
1. History of Nyarong, Kham, My Birthplace
2. The Gyari Family: Descendants of Nyarong Gönpo Namgyal
3. My Spiritual Lineage: The Mindrolling Tradition and Lumorab Monastery
4. The Gyaritsang's Involvement in the Tibetan Resistance
5. Our Flight from Nyarong
6. The Journey to Lhasa
7. From Mindrolling to Exile in India
Part II. Tibet Restored: Reuniting the Tibetan People
8. A Unified Tibet: Centerpiece of the Tibetan Struggle
9. Tibetan Exile Organizations: Too Often Compromised by Conflicting Agendas and Personality Disputes
10. Repercussions from Divisions Within the Tibetan Community in Exile
11. Tibetans Inside Tibet: Flag Bearers of a Unified Tibet
Part III. Thirty Years of Engagement with the PRC
12. The Early Years: 1979-1984
13. Tibet's Rise to Prominence on the International Stage: Adoption of the Middle Way Approach
14. Developing United States Support for Tibet
15. India, Our Home Away from Home
16. Assistance from Other Asian Nations, Europe, Nongovernmental Organizations, and Dharma Centers
17. The 1990s: Renewal of Efforts to Engage Beijing
18. Fits and Starts: Reengaging the United Front
19. Formal Dialogue Begins
20. Nine Rounds of Dialogue
21. Status of Relationship, Obstacles to Reconnection, and Recommendations
Appendix A. Na-gan Thumo and The Great Oath of Unity
Appendix B. Tibetan Policy Act
Appendix C. Selected Press Releases
Appendix D. Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People
Appendix E. Note on the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index