Register now for 12th Annual Investors Conference & Prime Minister’s Roundtable, September 14-16, discount for registration by July 24

To facilitate dialogue among speakers and participants, space is limited to the first 120 registrants at our 12th annual Investors Conference in Ulaanbaatar, September 14-16, 2009 -- and almost 20% of the spaces are already filled, three months ahead of the event. One of the popular highlights of the conference is a private Roundtable discussion with Prime Minister Sanj Bayar and a reception at his official residence. This yearly roundtable has been part of the conference agenda since 1998.

A link to the registration form follows below. If your registration forms and fees are received by July 24, you get a 5% discount. Deadline for all registrations is September 1, 2009, after which a US$50 surcharge is imposed. For NAMBC Members only, the second delegate from the same company or organization may register at a 20% discount, third and all additional delegates from the same company at a 25% discount.

August 26 is deadline for discount NAMBC group rate at Khan Palace Hotel

The primary venue of the Investors Conference, September 14-16, is the Kempinski Khan Palace Hotel in Ulaanbaatar. If you reserve rooms by August 26, the Khan Palace Hotel is offering conference participants a specially discounted group rate.

Click here for NAMBC Group Rates and instructions on reserving rooms

Keynote Address to be delivered by Canadian Ambassador Anna Biolik

Canadian Ambassador to Mongolia Anna Biolik will deliver the Keynote Address at our  Investors Conference on the morning of September 15.  Canada's first resident ambassador in Mongolia, she has served since presenting her credentials to President N. Enkhbayar on September 2, 2008. Ambassador Biolik is one of  North America's leading authorities on Central Asian and CIS affairs.

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Ts. Elbegdorj (left) and Prime Minister Sanj Bayar at a joint press conference in 2008

Canadian & US official delegations attend inauguration of President Elbegdorj;
US Senate unanimously passes pro-Mongolia resolution on the same day

The governments of Canada and the US sent official delegations to attend the June 18 swearing-in of Ts. Elbegdorj as Mongolia’s fourth President. On the same day in Washington, DC, the United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution (Senate Resolution 192) honoring Mongolia's democracy and free market economy and re-affirming strong ties between the US and Mongolia. See below for link to the full text of the resolution.

The Canadian delegation was headed by Senator Anita Raynell Andreychuk of Saskatchewan, who has served in the Senate for 16 years, and included Canadian Ambassador Anna Biolik. Senator Andreychuk is the Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights.

 The American delegation was headed by US Ambassador Mark Minton and included the Honorable Stanley Roth, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific during the Clinton Administration and currently Vice President for Asia of the Boeing Company. Mr. Roth previously served as Senior Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security Council, and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia and Pacific Affairs.

Mongolian voters elected two-time former Prime Minister Ts. Elbegdorj, 46, as Mongolia's fourth President on May 24, giving him a narrow victory over incumbent President N. Enkhbayar with just over 51% of the vote.

Click here for full text of US Senate Resolution on Mongolia

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Keith Marshall of Rio Tinto is elected to NAMBC Board of Directors

Keith Marshall of Rio Tinto was elected a member of the NAMBC Board of Directors on April 21 at our 19th Annual General Meeting in Washington , DC .  Keith was appointed Managing Director of Ivanhoe Mines Mongolia in February 2008 with responsibility for the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project. He plays a leading role in the Investment Agreement negotiations with the Mongolian Government and the State Great Hural. Keith brings to our Board 30 years experience in the international mining industry in every continent on earth.

Prior to taking up his Oyu Tolgoi assignment, Keith worked for four years as Managing Director of the Palabora Mining Company in South Africa. During that time, Keith successfully took the underground block cave development from an advanced project stage to a stable operation that consistently achieves production rates in excess of the original design capacity. He has had a long and successful career with Rio Tinto focused on operational management, including at Greens Creek in Alaska, and Minera Aguilar SA in Argentina. He holds a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from the Royal School of Mines in the United Kingdom and postgraduate financial qualifications from INSEAD, France.

NAMBC hosts ‘Mongolia Young Leaders Forum’ in Washington, DC

On March 23, the NAMBC and the Zorig Foundation USA co-sponsored a reception honoring first Fellows of the “Mongolia Young Leaders Forum” (MYLF), a group of Mongolia's best and brightest who are came to Washington, March 23-24, under the patronage of Ambassador Kh. Bekhbat. 

Eight outstanding Mongolian students enrolled in top American universities were selected as the first MYLF Fellows. The MYLF is sponsored by the Mongolian-American (MonAme) Scientific Research Center of Ulaanbaatar. The goal of the program is to bring together students from Mongolia studying at leading US universities to provide them an opportunity to meet one another, and to inspire and motivate them to think of ways to improve the future of Mongolia.

The MYLF agenda in Washington included meetings at the Mongolian Embassy, the German Marshall Fund, the World Bank, the US Congress and several think-tanks and NGOs. Forum organizer Dr. Undraa Agvaanluvsan is a visiting professor at Stanford University who previously served as an advisor on nuclear energy policy to former Foreign Minister S. Oyun.

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General Manager of Financial Regulatory Commission visits NAMBC

Mr.Ganbat Osor, Head of the Office and General Manager of the Financial Regulatory Commission of Mongolia (FRC). met with the NAMBC in Alexandria, VA, on May 12 during a visit to the US sponsored by the US State Department International Visitor Leadership Program and organized by Meridian International.

Ganbat previously served at the Ministry of Finance of Mongolia as Head of the Monitoring and Evaluation Division, 2004 – 2006, and as Director of the Monitoring and Evaluation Department, 2000-2004. Among the topics discussed were US mechanisms for financial regulation and supervision, including regulation of the securities markets, insurance industry and investment funds, as well as financing for housing.