Press Release

Bush Center and SMU to Welcome the Dalai Lama to Dallas

The George W. Bush Presidential Center and SMU will welcome the Dalai Lama to Dallas July 1 for “A Conversation with the Dalai...

DALLAS, Texas

The George W. Bush Presidential Center and SMU will welcome the Dalai Lama to Dallas July 1 for “A Conversation with the Dalai Lama.”

 His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, renowned spiritual  leader of Tibet and Nobel laureate, will participate in a moderated  discussion July 1 at SMU’s Moody Coliseum. The event, which is open to the public, is hosted by the George W. Bush Presidential Center and SMU in conjunction with the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. The Dalai Lama’s visit to Dallas will be just days before his 80th birthday on July 6 – a birthdate that he shares with former President George W. Bush. 

WHEN:         1:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2015

WHERE:       SMU’s Moody Coliseum, 3009 Binkley Ave., on the SMU campus

TICKETS:     The event is open to the public. Tickets are on sale, Monday, May 18, at ticketmaster.com.