Source: BCM NewsWire   Date: April 28, 2010

The Mongolian business mission to the International Franchising Exhibition in Washington, D.C. from April 9-11 had a busy schedule. The group had several special meetings and a luncheon where the guests included NAMBC President Steve Saunders; Mr. Eugene Theroux,  Senior Partner at Baker & McKenzie; Mr. Zheng Gong Cross, Chief of Mongolian Affairs at the U.S. Department of Commerce; Mr. Daniel Keenaghan, International Trade Specialist at the U.S. Department of Commerce and one of the Government's leading experts on international franchising; Ms. Lauren Schumer, Advisor on Public Policy in Rio Tinto's Washington, DC office; Mr. Mark Wells, General of the Exhibition, and Mr. Kh.Bekhbat, Mongolian Ambassador to the USA.

The group included representatives of the mining, heavy machinery, freight forwarding, geodesy, pharmacy, warehousing, construction and restaurant businesses. The visit was hosted by BCM and the Commercial Section of the U.S. Embassy Mongolia.