Ulaanbaatar
U.S. Secretary of State Recognizes Brigadier General Bolor Ganbold at 2023 International Women of Courage Awards
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, March 9, 2023 /MONTSAME/. 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 March 08 and presented awards to each
of the eleven 2023 IWOC awardees, recognizing their exceptional courage,
strength, and leadership.
Brigadier
General Bolor Ganbold was 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. On March 18,
2022, Brigadier General 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.
Courageous
women inspire a better world. Now in its 17th year, the Secretary of State’s
IWOC Award recognizes women from around the globe who have demonstrated
exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human
rights, gender equity and equality, and women’s empowerment – often at great
personal risk and sacrifice. Since March 2007, the Department of State has
recognized more than 180 awardees from over 80 countries.
Following the IWOC ceremony, Brigadier General Bolor will continue to participate in a two-week International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) exchange and connect with American counterparts throughout the United States.
Source: U.S.
Embassy in Mongolia
