| Tsewang Choegyal Tethong | |
| Birth Place: | Chamdo, Tibet |
| Death Place: | Canada |
| Nationality: | Tibetan |
| Occupation: | Academic |
| Office: | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Central Tibetan Administration |
| Term Start: | April 1997 |
| Term End: | August 2001 |
| Predecessor: | Tashi Wangdi |
| Successor: | Lobsang Tenzin |
Tsewang Choegyal Tethong (1935 – 12 March 2024) was a Tibetan academic and politician.[1] He was a representative of the Offices of Tibet in New Delhi and a minister within the Central Tibetan Administration.
Born in Chamdo in 1935, Tethong was the son of and Dolma Tsering (née Rong Dekyiling).[2] He went into exile in 1949, shortly before the Battle of Chamdo.[3] In 1959, he became a volunteer at refugee camps for Tibetans who fled after the 1959 Tibetan uprising, attracting the attention of the 14th Dalai Lama, for whom he became personal interpreter.[3] In 1968, he became leader of the Mundgod refugee camp,[4] where he met his wife, Judy.[5]
In the 1970s, Tethong was invited to teach at Pearson College UWC in Canada.[3] On 17 December 1996, he became the new representative of the .[6] He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Central Tibetan Administration from April 1997 to August 2001.[7] He then retired and was named an honorary professor of the University of British Columbia. His daughter, Lhadon Tethong, founded Students for a Free Tibet.[8] [9]
Tsewang Choegyal Tethong died on 12 March 2024 in Canada.[10]