Ambassador Piper Anne Wind Campbell Presents 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.
Comments
Post a Comment