At 12 p.m. on Friday, August 24, the new Ambassador of the United States to
Mongolia, Piper Anne Wind Campbell, presented her credentials to the President
of Mongolia.

The ceremony began with an honor guard presentation on Sukhbaatar Square in
front of Government House. Ambassador Campbell then presented her credentials
to President Elbegdorj and also met Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Bold.
Ambassador Campbell has officially assumed her duties from the time the
credentials are presented.

This ceremony is the culmination of the long process by which an Ambassador
is named as his or her country’s representative to another nation. In the
United States of America, the president nominates a person to serve as his or
her representative to the host nation. The nominee then goes through a
screening process before being interviewed by the U.S. Senate. If the Senate
confirms the nomination, the president gives Letters of Credence to the
ambassador to deliver to the leader of the host nation. In those letters, the
president names the ambassador as his or her personal representative, and
certifies that the named person has the authority to act and speak on behalf of
the president. Until the host nation’s leader has accepted the Letters of
Credence, the named person cannot act as the ambassador to that nation. 
So, from the moment President Elbegdorj accepted Ambassador Campbell’s Letters
of Credence, she is deemed the official representative of the United States of
America to the Government of Mongolia.

The U.S. Embassy is pleased to welcome Ambassador Campbell to Mongolia.