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USAID/Mongolia
P.O. Box 1021
Ulaanbaatar-13
MONGOLIA
Phone: 976-11-312390
Fax: 976-11-310440
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| Greetings! |
posted Monday, September 17, 2007
Mission News: In the personnel area, Ms. Deidra Winston, Mongolia Desk Officer, returned to USAID/W on August 8th after a month long TDY as the acting Mission Program Officer. The Mission welcomed the return of Mr. Jon O’Rourke, Intermittent Senior Program Advisor, to Mongolia on August 14th, and is expected to depart early October. Lastly, Mr. Jeffrey Goodson, currently in USAID Afghanistan, has confirmed that he will return to Ulaanbaatar early October to complete his personal services contract as USAID Mongolia’s resident Senior Program Manager. During August 19-25, USAID Mongolia oversaw the Congressional Staff Delegation visit of Mr. Keith Luse, senior professional staff member to Senator Richard Lugar on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Besides meeting with country team members and high level GOM officials, Mr. Luse also met with the resident representatives of most of USAID Mongolia’s implementing partners and was thoroughly briefed on the Mission portfolio. In addition, Mr. Luse traveled to Gobi Sumber Aimag and visited project sites of USAID’s Gobi Initiative and met with local government and private sector counterparts.
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| News from the Mission |
President
Bush visits Mongolia
In his recent trip to Asia, President Bush discussed freedom and democracy
in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: "Fifteen years ago, Mongolians gathered outside
this great hall by the thousands, braving sub-zero temperatures and defying
a repressive regime, to demand their liberty. The protesters included students
and workers and monks, and a group of young democrats on a hunger strike.
By the force of their convictions, they drove the communist leadership from
power. Within months, free elections were held, and a free Mongolia was
born. And today, one of the young hunger strikers who stood vigil outside
the building now serves as the Prime Minister of your great nation. "
Click
here to read the contents of his speech to the Mongolian people.
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| News from the Mission |
New Report :: Assessment of Corruption in Mongolia
The report finds that the corruption problem is growing in Mongolia, and
describes Mongolia as being at a crossroads. There is still time for Mongolia's
leadership, with the support of the international community, to make decisions
that will put the brakes on, and even reverse, current trends. However,
if decisive action is not taken soon, the report warns that the patterns
that are currently emerging can easily become a mutually re-enforcing cycle.
The report describes key systemic weaknesses which facilitate corruption,
and provides recommendations for action.
- Assessment of Corruption in Mongolia
[English
pdf - 394kb][Монгол
pdf - 1023kb]
- Executive Summary: Assessment of Corruption in Mongolia
[Монгол
pdf - 123kb]
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| USAID Programs in Mongolia |
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) plays a prominent role
in providing bilateral American economic assistance to Mongolia. The program
emphasizes two main themes: first, private sector based economic growth;
and, second, more effective and accountable governance. Every USAID-funded
activity in Mongolia is organized around at least one of these two mutually
reinforcing goals. [Read more...]
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| The Development Challenge |
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Twelve years ago, Mongolia shook off its dependency on the Soviet Union and
embarked on a far-reaching set of political and economic reforms. The challenge
over the next five years is to consolidate these still fragile changes and
then move them to the next level. Mongolia's continued success also hinges
on its ability to deal forthrightly with a series of "good governance"
issues, including accountability, transparency and corruption. [Read
more...] |
Success Story:
Working with Herders to Diversify Their Business |
Traditional herders in the Gobi region of Mongolia
expand income opportunities
“With the assistance, we have joined a cooperative with eighteen herder
families. We have been able to increase our income with the training and
have taken on cashmere classification, animal breeding, and dairy production.”
- Ikhbaya, camel herder [Read
more...] |
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