The US has congratulated Penpa Tsering after he was elected as the next Sikyong/President of Dharamshala-based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). US State Department spokesperson Ned Price tweeted: "The United States congratulates Penpa Tsering on his election as the Central Tibetan Administration's (CTA) next Sikyong. We look forward to working with him and the CTA to support the global Tibetan diaspora."

As president-elect, he will succeed the current President Lobsang Sangay. Penpa Tsering was the speaker of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration for two terms between 2008 and 2016.

Speaking to The Week after his electoral victory, Penpa said young Tibetans around the world will soon get a chance to directly get involved in raising issues concerning mass migration of Chinese in the Tibetan plateau and the alleged destruction of Tibetan identity, language and religious freedom.

''I have decided to establish a global Tibetan advocacy group to rope in young Tibetans, college-going students and professionals, who are based in at least 25 countries, to work towards resolution of conflict in Tibet and remind the Chinese government that the issues cannot be ignored,'' he said.