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In 2012, the United States and Mongolia will mark their 25th year of partnership.
On a visit to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in August 2011, Vice President Biden underscored U.S. support for Mongolia's two decades of democratic development and the growing economic ties between the two countries. "Mongolia is not just a shining example for other nations in transition,” he said, “it is an emerging leader in the worldwide democratic movement, a responsible actor on the world stage, and a close friend and partner of the United States."
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In this 1952 photo, a Pennsylvania State Employment counselor helps the father of the Dalantinow family, of Mongolian origin, to find work. The family is coming from a displaced persons camp to the United States, the only country at that time that would permit their immigration. Relations between the United States and Mongolia have deepened since then.
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U.S. Secretary of State James Baker III, left, shakes hands with Mongolian Foreign Minister Tserenpiliin Gombosuren after the two signed consular and Peace Corps agreements on August 2, 1990, in Ulaanbaatar. Baker returned in July 1991 to formally open the embassy in Mongolia.
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Testing his skill in traditional Mongolian archery, Secretary of State James Baker III attends a sports meet in Ulaanbaatar while on his official August 1990 visit to the capital city.
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Then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with a nomadic Mongolian family in Ulaanbaatar in September 1995. Clinton is concentrating on tasks traditionally associated with first ladies, such as improving the lives of women, children and families.
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In November 2005, President George W. Bush (third from left), first lady Laura Bush (second from left), and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (left), are joined by Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar (third from right) and his wife in a traditional ger, or felt tent, to enjoy an array of traditional foods during an official visit.
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Traditional artwork adorns the ceremonial ger where U.S. Vice President Biden meets with Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj in Ulaanbaatar in August 2011. During his visit, Biden praised Mongolia as a shining example of democratic development.
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President Obama talks with Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in June 2011.
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Mongolian artists were invited to perform at the 20th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, in January 2004. In this small, high-desert community, poets and musicians are joined by enthusiasts who care about the rural West and want to learn about cowboy culture. Here, Tserendorj Tseyen, celebrated performer of Mongolian folk music, takes a moment to admire a dog that attended his performance.
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In April 2011, on a return visit to Mongolia, former Secretary of State Madeline K. Albright (left) presents a plaque to Geleg Ganbaysgakh for her extraordinary efforts to combat trafficking in persons. U.S. Ambassador Jonathan Addleton applauds. Albright made her first visit to Ulaanbaatar as secretary of state in 1998, when she presented a donation to the National Center Against Violence in Ulaanbaatar.