DALAI LAMA: Today, not like my usual sort of way, complete informal way, but today more -- ceremonial, a more formal way, so a bit difficult.</s>FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: The Dalai Lama there on Capitol Hill making quite a few points as he talks about hoping that perhaps even through next year's Beijing games, 2008, that this will help present a new platform for a more tolerant new China, especially in its cooperation or improving its relations with the United States, expressing there, even though he's very honored and he says his Tibetan people will be very honored and joyous that he is receiving this congressional gold medal, he also said that it's with much regret that he is helping to promote some tension between the U.S. and China because of his visit to Washington and then later on to other parts of the country including here in Atlanta. We're going to continue to watch what is going on there on Capitol Hill with the Dalai Lama making his visit there receiving the highest civilian award joining others such as Robert Frost and Sir Winston Churchill as well as Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa all recipients of the congressional gold medal. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.voxant.com
Dalai Lama Speaks at Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony