U.S AMBASSADOR VISITS WESTERN AIMAGS

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, /MONTSAME/ The U.S. Ambassador Mr. Jonathan Addleton and Public Affairs Officer Marissa Maurer visited Khovd and Bayan-Olgii aimags on June 16-18 to participate in the graduation ceremony for students of the Khovd Access Micro scholarship English Class, and visit the Access English Summer Camp in Tsengel Soum, the U.S Embassy reported Thursday.
In Khovd province, ten students successfully completed two years of after school special English teaching classes funded by the U.S. State Department. Access students have greatly improved their English over the past two years, winning the first 8 positions in Khovd's English language Olympiads last academic year.
The Ambassador and embassy staff also visited the Access summer camp program in Tsengel soum. This year 40 students participated in this camp. Of them, 20 students returned from last year's camp and 20 new students joined this year. In a very short time with intensive practice, these students have been able to improve their English speaking ability and learn more about American culture.
The U.S Embassy appreciated the four Peace Corps teachers for teaching at the camp. During the visit to the west, Mr. Addleton also stayed in Altai Tavan Bogd (a site of special significance for Mongolians) and met with the Governor of the Bayan-Olgii Aimag. There, he visited several other local institutions.
B.Khuder