Mongolia and the United States of America will mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2017. To mark the occasion, both sides will co-organize a broad spectrum of events which were officially launched with the presentation of the official logo of the anniversary.

The United States of America is a so-called 'third neighbor', an important partner and a major investor of Mongolia. Currently, the political, defense and economic relations between the two nations have been actively developing and the close people-to-people links are growing and strengthening.

This year commemorates the 25th anniversary of the arrival of first Peace Corps volunteers to Mongolia. Since that period, over 1 200 volunteers have worked in cities and countryside across Mongolia. Recently, the worldwide renowned Fulbright program celebrated its 70th anniversary. Over 350 Mongolians have received education in the U.S. as 'Fulbright scholars'.

Several days ago, Mongolia was re-selected by the Millennium Challenge Corporation as an eligible country to sign the Second Compact Agreement. Recently, the Annual Bilateral Consultations were successfully held, where the two sides discussed and agreed upon a range of areas of future bilateral cooperation.

Bilateral cooperation between Mongolia and the U.S. is expanding in all spheres, therefore with the view to strengthening this achievement and setting priorities of future cooperation both sides will celebrate the 30th anniversary of relations in 2017 to the full. (montsame)