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Home - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Embassy NewsU.S. Citizen ServicesVisas to the U.S.U.S. Policy & IssuesTrade & CommerceResources Embassy Highlights U.S. Embassy Press Release American Chargé d’ Affaires to Visit Zavkhan, Gobi Altai, and Bayankhongor Aimags U.S. Chargé d’ Affaires Brian Goldbeck will visit Zavkhan, Gobi Altai and Bayankhongor aimags, April 20-24, to meet local government officials, political party leaders, NGO representatives, religious leaders, teachers, students, and journalists. He will also observe USAID projects implemented by Mercy Corps to assist small businesses, veterinarians and herders. In Zavkhan and Bayankhongor, the Chargé will meet U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers serving in local communities. In addition, the Chargé will visit environmental sites, such as Otgontenger Mountain, as well as cultural monuments. Latest Headlines President George W. Bush meets with Ambassador Bekhbat Khasbazar of Mongolia, Wednesday, April 9, 2008 in the Oval Office at the White House, during the credentials for newly appointed ambassadors to Washington, D.C. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian U.S. Embassy Press Release April 14, 2008 Visit of U.S. Legal Attaché Mr. Steve Hendershot, U.S. Legal Attaché responsible for Mongolia, visited Ulaanbaatar March 27 to 29 to meet with Mongolian law enforcement officials to discuss cooperation and training possibilities. During his visit, Hendershot, accompanied by the U.S. Embassy s Regional Security Officer, met with Ministry of Justice State Secretary Bayasgalan, Acting Commissioner of the National Police, Major General Amarbold, and the Head of Administration of the Independent Authority Against Corruption Commissioner Badarch. Areas of common concern include organized or transnational crime, cyber crime, trafficking in persons (TIP) and counter-terrorism. Hendershot also observed the investigation training program being conducted that week by U.S. Federal Bu...