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Golden Gate Friends of Mongolia (GGFOM) is a service organization dedicated to promoting understanding, cooperation and cultural exchange between the United States and Mongolia. Incorporated in 2001 in the State of California, our first public exhibition was Zurag! Women Artists of Mongolia, the first ever group show of contemporary women artists from Mongolia to be shown in America.

GGFOM has produced musical events by many of Mongolia's most celebrated performers, and is dedicated to providing information for Mongolian residents in the Bay Area in such areas as access to social services and education, and legal issues. Previously under the moniker of Mongolia 2000, we have presented a variety of cultural and social functions for the Bay Area's rapidly growing Mongol population at SomArts Cultural Center in San Francisco and other Bay Area venues. Working with the International Culture Exchange Society (ICES), we have sponsored cultural exchanges to Mongolia, starting with Zurag! curator Betsie Miller-Kusz's mural workshop in 1999.

We have hosted a wide variety of cultural, social and informational functions such as Colors From Mongolia, the first group show of Mongolian contemporary artists in the USA in 2000, the visit by the Mongolian Ambassador to the United States in 2001, and an ongoing series of events to celebrate Mongolian holidays like Naadam and Tsagaan Sar. GGFOM is the organization that grew from these endeavors. We are excited to be working with ICES to introduce the beauty and traditions of Mongolia to new visitors, and we welcome your participation in our young, vibrant organization!

Contact us at:

E-mail: md@thisismongolia.com

Tel: (415) 378 7278 and (415) 572 6206 in the United States.

Mailing addresses:
GGFOM
P.O.Box- 884933
San Francisco, CA 94188