lodi gyaltsen gyari (25 august 1949 – 29 october 2018) was a tibetan diplomat. he was the special envoy to the 14th dalai lama in the united states. he was the tibetan ambassador to the united states at the time of his death. he was born in lhasa, tibet. rinpoche co-founded the tibetan youth congress. he became and the executive chairman of the board of the international campaign for tibet (ict).