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In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Monday with President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold, spoke at the Community of Democracies Governing Council and the International Women’s Leadership Forum, and participated in the Leaders Engaged in New Democracies Network launch. Clinton praised post-Soviet Mongolia as a democratic model for Asia, calling it ...

In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Monday with President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold, spoke at the Community of Democracies Governing Council and the International Women's Leadership Forum, and participated in the Leaders Engaged in New Democracies Network launch. Clinton praised post-Soviet Mongolia as a democratic model for Asia, calling it "an inspiration and a model" that stands "in stark contrast to those governments that continue to resist reforms" -- a none-too-subtle dig at neighboring China. Although Mongolia held parliamentary elections on June 28, the results are still being disputed as no major party was able to form a government.

In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Monday with President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold, spoke at the Community of Democracies Governing Council and the International Women’s Leadership Forum, and participated in the Leaders Engaged in New Democracies Network launch. Clinton praised post-Soviet Mongolia as a democratic model for Asia, calling it "an inspiration and a model" that stands "in stark contrast to those governments that continue to resist reforms" — a none-too-subtle dig at neighboring China. Although Mongolia held parliamentary elections on June 28, the results are still being disputed as no major party was able to form a government.

Secretary Clinton, who is accompanied by Chief of Protocol Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, Ambassador-At-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer, and Director of Policy Planning Jake Sullivan, will travel next to Hanoi, Vietnam, to meet with senior Vietnamese leaders.

Elsewhere:

  • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Phil Gordon continues his trip to France, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, and Cyprus until July 12, where he will meet with senior government officials EU political directors.
  • In Siem Reap, Cambodia, Special Representative for Global Partnerships Kris Balderston will participate in the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Policy Dialogue for the Lower Mekong Initiative.
  • Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Maria Otero will deliver opening remarks at the Global Counterterrorism Forum High-Level Conference on Victims of Terrorism in Madrid.
  • Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal is traveling to Germany and Poland through July 12.
<p> Allison Good is an editorial researcher at Foreign Policy. </p>

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