A career diplomat since 1992, Ambassador Batsukh served as Ambassador-at-Large for Mongolia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade until March 2010. He was formerly Mongolia’s ambassador to Canada between 2001 and 2005, with additional accreditations to Peru, Brazil, and Paraguay, and ambassador to China between 2005 and 2009, with additional accreditations to Australia, New Zealand, and Pakistan.
Ambassador Batsukh holds a master’s degree in international trade and a doctoral degree in international relations. He was an executive with Mongolia’s National Tourism Administration for eight years, including two years as Chairman. In June 2010, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oyu Tolgoi LLC.