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Secretary Kerry’s Travels: A Trip Every Month Since 2013; 165,808 Miles So Far in 2016

June 6, 2016 By in EAP|East Asia, John F. Kerry, Photo of the Day, Secretary of State, Social Media, State Department, Trends, U.S. Missions Tags: , , ,

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The State Department says that the Secretary of State” travels to all corners of the world to do his job. His duties as Secretary include acting as the President’s representative at all international forums, negotiating treaties and other international agreements, and conducting everyday, face-to-face diplomacy.”  The latest update from state.gov says that Secretary Kerry has now visited 81 countries, has racked up 1,135,417 miles, spent 495 travel days and has a total flight time of  2,465.53 hours /102.7 days.  It looks like JK is sticking true to form of traveling every month of the year for the last three years since he became SecState in 2013.

From June 2-8, Secretary Kerry is traveling to Paris, France; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; and Beijing, China. He was in Mongolia on June 5 where he meet with senior government officials, hosted a town hall with young leaders and attended a traditional Mongolian cultural festival, a mini-Naadam according to the US Embassy Mongolia. It is “the three games of men” which includes  Mongolian wrestling, horse racing, and archery,  He tried his hand at archery but skipped the other two.

 

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US Embassy Ulaanbaatar: CODEL Mongolia, May 2016

June 6, 2016 By in Ambassadors, Congress, EAP|East Asia, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Service, Social Media, U.S. Missions Tags: , , , , ,

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The House Democracy Partnership, @house_democracy,  a bi-partisan Commission in the US House of Representatives, works with 17 partner democratic legislatures around the world.  Last month, the members were in a congressional visit to Mongolia.

Here’s the U.S. Congressional delegation at a lunch at Ikh Tenger hosted by Speaker Z. Enkhbold. Photo via US Embassy Ulaanbaatar.

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Here’s the U.S. Congressional delegation in front of the Statue of Chinggis Khaan. Photo via US Embassy Ulaanbaatar.

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US Embassy Ulaanbaatar Gets First Ever Marine Security Guard Detachment

June 4, 2014 By in Ambassadors, Defense Department, Foreign Service, Photo of the Day, Security, Staffing the FS, U.S. Missions Tags: , , , ,

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Via US Embassy Mongolia:

On May 23, 2014,  U.S. Embassy Ulaanbaatar held a welcome ceremony to institute the first ever U.S. Marine Security Guard detachment in the Embassy. Ambassador Piper Campbell expressed her delight at having Marines serving at the Embassy Ulaanbaatar.  The Ambassador concluded her speech with a quote from 1885, “The Marines have landed and the situation is well in hand.”

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Adam Zybert thanked the Embassy for the work in preparing for the Marines’ arrival.  He quoted Ronald Reagan “Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don’t have that problem”, and continued “If President Reagan were still here today, I believe he would say the U.S. Embassy Ulaanbaatar does not have that problem either”.

As part of the ceremony, the Marine Security Guards presented the colors for the raising of the flag in the Embassy compound.

U.S. Embassy Ulaanbaatar held a welcome ceremony to institute the first ever U.S. Marine Security Guard detachment in the Embassy.

Ambassador Piper Campbell during U.S. Embassy Ulaanbaatar’s welcome ceremony to institute the first ever U.S. Marine Security Guard detachment in the Embassy.

 

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Photo of the Day: Mongolian Sledgehammer – Do Not/Not Try This at Home

February 28, 2012 By in Af/Pak, Holidays and Celebrations, Photo of the Day, War Tags: , 2 Comments

A Mongolian service member uses a sledgehammer to smash a concrete block off the chest of another serve member during a martial arts demonstration by Mongolian military forces at the Mongolian Day ceremony Feb. 18, at International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.

U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kris Levasseur

(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kris Levasseur)

According to ISAF, Mongolia has been part of the mission since 2010, contributing more than 100 troops in Afghanistan. They are involved in the training of Afghan National Army in Kabul and providing stability and security to Afghan populations in the northern part of the country.