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"Thank You America" at Polytechnic College

On May 23, 2013, Ambassador Piper Anne Wind Campbell attended “Thank you America” event, organized within MCA-Mongolia Vocational Education and Training (VET) Project at Govisumber Polytechnic College in Choir city.
Ex-Im Approves $500million for Use in Mongolian Mine

Washington, D.C. – The board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has voted to authorize an approximately $500 million direct loan to finance the continued development of a Mongolian mine that upon completion will generate approximately 30 percent of the Mongolian GDP.
New Boeing Aircraft Arrives in Mongolia

MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Mongolia's flag carrier, this week completed the first step in modernizing its fleet by taking delivery of its first directly purchased Boeing 767-300ER.
ELF and Teachers Gather in UB and Khovd

Dozens of teachers and academics – both Mongolian and foreign – descended on Ulaanbaatar and the western city of Khovd recently to share research, teaching methods, and inspiration at two separate conferences.
Geographic Information Systems Workshop

The rolling echoes of thunder boom in the distance as the mid-day sun is gradually engulfed by billowing clouds. The steppe is dusty and parched from a desiccated summer that yearns for any sense of moisture. However, its frail and rough surface is slowly transformed by singular droplets of heavy rain that pocket the ground like a celestial surface.

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International Religious Freedom Report 2012

The national constitution, laws, and official policies specifically provide for the protection of religious freedom, but, in practice, the government imposed numerous restrictions that affected members of minority religious groups. The government selectively enforced legal and policy protections of religious freedom. Respect for and protection of religious freedom continued to vary among the provinces. The law limits proselytizing. Some religious groups, particularly foreign-run religious groups, faced bureaucratic harassment from local governments or were denied registration. The trend in the government’s respect for religious freedom did not change significantly during the year.
Remarks by Ambassador Campbell at the North America-Mongolia Business Council Annual General Meeting, May 8, 2013, Arlington, Va.

Chairman Story, Vice-Chairman Wagenlander, Ambassador Altangerel, ladies and gentlemen: I met with many people inside and outside of government (and quite a few inside this room!) before traveling to Mongolia nine months ago. But, it’s a universal truth that you can never be fully prepared for the realities of another country until you get your feet on the ground. It’s all well and good to think you know what -40° means intellectually, it’s a completely different story when you step outside the door that first time.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2013

May 2013 marks the 21st anniversary of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM).
Remarks from Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns at the Opening Plenary Session of the Community of Democracies Ministerial

Good Morning. President Elbegdorj, Foreign Minister Bold -- thank you for hosting this ministerial and for your superb leadership of the Community of Democracies. Full text »
President Obama on the Explosions in Boston

“We still do not know who did this or why. And people shouldn’t jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. But make no mistake -- we will get to the bottom of this. And we will find out who did this; we'll find out why they did this.
2012 Human Rights Report on Mongolia

Mongolia is a multiparty parliamentary democracy. In the June parliamentary elections, which observers considered largely free and fair, the Democratic Party won a plurality. This was the first election which employed electronic balloting machines.
eJournal USA:The U.S. Supreme Court: Equal Justice Under the Law

This revision of "The U.S. Supreme Court: Equal Justice Under the Law" is a collection of essays that explains how the highest court in the United States functions. It has been updated to reflect the appointments of new justices and key officers, and recent, significant decisions of the court.