Brigadier General G.Bolor is honored for her nearly 30 years of courageous service to Mongolia and the series of firsts she has achieved, which have broken barriers and opened the door for other women to follow. The Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, along with the First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, hosted the annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards in an award ceremony at the White House on 8 March. The Brigadier General G.Bolor was one of 11 women leaders to receive the International Women of Courage Award.
On March 18, 2022, Brigadier General G.Bolor earned yet another first, becoming the first woman general in the Mongolian Armed Forces.
Her experiences as a member of both the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad in 2010 and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in 2013, as well as serving as a Peacekeeping Affairs Officer within the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, have guided her efforts in seeking to reduce the various barriers that prevent women from fully developing their potential as peacekeepers. Brigadier General Bolor utilizes her current position as the Chief of the Education and Training Directorate of the General Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces to advance gender equality in all facets of the Mongolian Armed Forces’ organizational structure, activities, and operations.
Following the IWOC ceremony, Brigadier General G.Bolor will continue to participate in a two-week International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) exchange and connect with American counterparts throughout the United States. Brigadier General Bolor will visit Cleveland and Los Angeles and cultivate relationships with her counterparts to share strategies and ideas to empower women and girls around the globe, in all their diversity.
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