Embassy of Mongolia in Vientiane
Embassy in Laos
Mongolia's embassy in Vientiane, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, concurrently accredited to Cambodia. Mongolia's diplomatic missions abroad list records the post at Q.Wat Nak Km.3, P.O.Box 370, Vientiane, with J.Byambasuren as chief of mission (Consul.mn, diplomatic missions abroad list, dated 1 September 2024). Reporting gives the holder's full name as Byambasuren Jamsran (also rendered Jamsran Byambasuren), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the Lao PDR (KPL, farewell report, 8 May 2025).
Mongolia and Laos established diplomatic relations on 12 September 1962, and Mongolia opened its embassy in Vientiane in 1976 (Lao News Agency, via Laos Newswire, parliamentary cooperation memorandum report). Ambassador Byambasuren completed a tenure of more than three years with a farewell visit on 8 May 2025 (KPL, 8 May 2025); a successor had not been named in the sources checked for this page - research in progress.
PEOPLE
Byambasuren Jamsran
Ambassador in Vientiane - named as J.Byambasuren, chief of mission, in Mongolia's diplomatic missions abroad list (Consul.mn, dated 1 September 2024), and in full as Byambasuren Jamsran, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the Lao PDR, in KPL reporting of his farewell visit on 8 May 2025 after more than three years in the post; also named as Mongolia's ambassador to Cambodia, resident in Vientiane, in Cambodian commerce reporting
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Lodoidamba Galbadrakh
Ambassador in Vientiane (earlier) - named as Mongolia Ambassador to Laos Lodoidamba Galbadrakh (also rendered Galbarakh) signing the renewal of the rental agreement for the embassy premises in Watnak, Sisattanak district, Vientiane, in KPL reporting on 26 December 2016
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RECORD
Mission listing - DOCUMENTED
Mongolia's diplomatic missions abroad list records the Embassy of Mongolia to the Lao People's Democratic Republic in Vientiane, with J.Byambasuren as chief of mission, at Q.Wat Nak Km.3, P.O.Box 370, Vientiane (Consul.mn, diplomatic missions abroad list, dated 1 September 2024).
Relations established and embassy opened - DOCUMENTED
Mongolia and the Lao PDR established diplomatic relations on 12 September 1962. Mongolia opened its Embassy in Vientiane in 1976 and the Lao PDR opened its embassy in Ulaanbaatar in 1981 (Lao News Agency, reported in Laos Newswire on the memorandum of cooperation between the two parliaments).
Concurrent accreditation to Cambodia - DOCUMENTED
The list of diplomatic missions of Mongolia records the Vientiane embassy as concurrently accredited to Cambodia (List of diplomatic missions of Mongolia, citing Mongolia's missions list). Cambodian commerce reporting in June also described Jamsran Byambasuren as newly-appointed Mongolian ambassador to Cambodia with residence in Vientiane, meeting Commerce Ministry Secretary of State Reach Ra on trade and investment ties.
Presidential visit to Vientiane - November 2023 - DOCUMENTED
President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa arrived in Vientiane on 5 November 2023 on an official visit at the invitation of President Thongloun Sisoulith. On 6 November 2023 the two leaders witnessed the signing of seven cooperation documents on economic affairs, trade, investment and tourism, and discussed cooperation in economic development, trade, investment, education, health, agriculture, culture and tourism (KPL, November 2023).
Embassy premises agreement renewed - 26 December 2016 - DOCUMENTED
KPL reported on 26 December 2016 that Laos and Mongolia signed in Vientiane an agreement to renew the rental agreement for the land and building used as the main premises of the Mongolian Embassy in Vientiane, in Watnak, Sisattanak district. The signatories were Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sengphet Houngbounnguang and Mongolia Ambassador to Laos Lodoidamba Galbadrakh (KPL, 26 December 2016).
Farewell and the 12th intergovernmental committee - May 2025 - DOCUMENTED
On 8 May 2025 Vice President Pany Yathotou received a farewell visit from Ambassador Byambasuren Jamsran, marking the conclusion of his mission after more than three years. KPL, via the Lao News Agency report carried by ASEAN All on 12 May 2025, credited him with facilitating high-level exchanges, supporting the signing of 18 agreements, and the successful organisation of the 12th Meeting of the Lao-Mongolian Committee on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation, held 26-28 January 2025 in Vientiane (KPL / Lao News Agency, 8 May 2025; ASEAN All, 12 May 2025).
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