The mission, established in 1985 and currently having more than 200 staff - 150 hired locally - is seen as strategically important because it allows the US to gather information on the autonomous region of Tibet, where there has been long-running pressure for independence.
Lo msebenzi, owasungulwa ngonyaka we-1985 futhi njengamanje uqasha abasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-200 - abangama-150 lapho beqashwa khona - kuthathwa njengento ebaluleke kakhulu ngoba yenza iMelika ikwazi ukuqoqa imininingwane mayelana neSifunda saseTibet Autonomous, lapho kunengcindezi ekhona. yenkululeko.